enginerd

Noun

enginerd (plural enginerds)

1. (slang) A nerdy engineer or engineering student.
   • I peered through the peephole in the door to see who was out there. Standing outside my door was, what I was later to discover, a typical enginerd.1977, The Michigan Technic, University of Michigan, College of Engineering, page 18
   • Being the only female graduate student in the lab without other women "enginerds" to guide me may have felt lonely and discouraging at times, but ever present are the examples set by my true mentors; Emily Girardi Lamps, Florence Mac Donnall Cragan, Elizabeth Jane Cragan, Kathleen Elizabeth Cragan...1995, Keary Elizabeth Cragan, Impact on a Utility of an Ensemble of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems, University of Wisconsin--Madison, page V
2. (slang) An engine nerd; someone extremely knowledgeable in (especially car) engines.
   • Mississippi State University revealed their hybrid BRZ on a grand stage last week at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress event in Detroit. What they showed all the enginerds at the show was that you can build a high fuel-efficiency car without necessarily sacrificing driving...2016 April 19, David Tracy, “Mississippi State's Lightweight Subaru BRZ Hybrid Is 100 MPG Worth Of Awesome”, in Jalopnik
   • If someone were to ask us to explain it, we'd first ask, 'How much do you want to know?', followed by, 'How much time do you have?'. Because this thing is complex. Even describing the powertrain is something only worthwhile in the company of fellow enginerds.2022 September 3, Craig Jamieson, “The mad Audi RS Q e-tron is gunning for another Dakar win”, in Top Gear Philippines