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nerd pole

nerd pole noun: any tall, thin structure, usually only a few blocks wide, built in a voxel-based video game, especially one constructed by jumping and placing blocks beneath one's avatar.

Noun

nerd pole (plural nerd poles)

  1. (slang) Any tall, thin structure, usually only a few blocks wide, built in a voxel-based video game, especially one constructed by jumping and placing blocks beneath one's avatar.
    • That guy is such a noob! Why would he use a nerd pole to get up there? Doesn't he know how to use ladders?

Verb

nerd pole (third-person singular simple present nerd poles, present participle nerd poling, simple past and past participle nerd poled)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To build a nerd pole, especially for the purpose of getting to higher ground.
    • Quick! Don't bother with ladders; just nerd pole up to me!

Forms of nerd pole

Noun
pluralnerd poles
Verb
third-person singular presentnerd poles
present participlenerd poling
past participlenerd poled
pastnerd poled

Questions about nerd pole

What does nerd pole mean?
Nerd pole means any tall, thin structure, usually only a few blocks wide, built in a voxel-based video game, especially one constructed by jumping and placing blocks beneath one's avatar.
What part of speech is nerd pole?
Nerd pole can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of nerd pole?
The plural of nerd pole is nerd poles.

Words near nerd pole in the dictionary

  1. Nercwys
  2. nerd
  3. nerd chic
  4. nerd glasses
  5. nerd out
  6. nerd pole
  7. nerd poled
  8. nerd poles
  9. nerd poling
  10. nerd revolution
  11. nerd snipe

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