blerd
/blɜːd/US/blɝd/
blerd noun: a black person who is a nerd.
Noun
blerd (plural blerds)
- A black person who is a nerd.
- Thanks to the blerds at Black Girl Nerds and to the founder, Jamie Broadnax.2015, Shelly Ellis, The Best She Ever Had
- […] a growing collection of images of black nerds, or “blerds,” has begun to emerge in American television and film. While the flooded pants, suspenders, and bow-ties of Jaleel White's Steve Urkel might be the most recognizable example of the blerd in popular culture, others include […]2017, Kathryn E. Lane, Age of the Geek: Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media
Forms of blerd
| plural | blerds |
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Origin of blerd
Blend of black + nerd.
Words that rhyme with blerd
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Questions about blerd
- What does blerd mean?
- Blerd means a black person who is a nerd.
- What part of speech is blerd?
- Blerd is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blerd?
- Blerd is pronounced /blɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of blerd?
- The plural of blerd is blerds.
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