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knurd

knurd is the alternative form of nerd.

Meaning of nerd

Noun

nerd (plural nerds)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
    • The bullies used to call him a nerd at school.
  2. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
    • a computer nerd
    Synonyms:
    geek, dag, propeller head
  3. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) A member of a subculture revolving around intellectualism, technology, video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.
  4. (dated, derogatory, informal, sometimes) One who is stupid and socially inept or unattractive; a social outcast.
    • ALICE: Prithee , what might a nerd be ?
    • GLORIA: A nerd is an idiot or other person absurd.[1976, Frank Shiras, Go Ask Alice, Dramatic Publishing, →ISBN, page 25

Proper noun capitalized: Knurd

Knurd

  1. (rare) A surname.

Forms of knurd

pluralknurds

Origin of knurd

Backwards spelling of drunk.

Questions about knurd

What does knurd mean?
Knurd means a surname.
What is knurd the alternative form of?
Knurd is the alternative form of nerd.
What part of speech is knurd?
Knurd is a proper noun.

Words near knurd in the dictionary

  1. knullers
  2. Knupp
  3. Knupps
  4. knur
  5. knur and spell
  6. knurd
  7. knurds
  8. knurl
  9. knurled
  10. knurler
  11. knurlers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knurd (page history and authors); Knurd (page history and authors); nerd (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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