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nerdboy

nerdboy noun: a nerdy or socially inept boy or man.

Noun

nerdboy (plural nerdboys)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A nerdy or socially inept boy or man.
    • Nervy nerdboys gone dot.com rich who buy expensive sports cars to race them into rear bumpers instead of finally learning how to drive.2007, Burto Deluchi, The Rebuy, →ISBN, page 14
    • “You behave,” she said, “or I'm going to let your mama and pop know just what they're trying to turn loose on the poor unsuspecting nerdboys of CalTech.”2010, Diane Duane, A Wizard of Mars, Harcourt, →ISBN, page 52

Forms of nerdboy

pluralnerdboys

Origin of nerdboy

From nerd + boy.

Questions about nerdboy

What does nerdboy mean?
Nerdboy means a nerdy or socially inept boy or man.
What part of speech is nerdboy?
Nerdboy is a noun.
What is the plural of nerdboy?
The plural of nerdboy is nerdboys.

Words near nerdboy in the dictionary

  1. nerd sniping
  2. nerd-snipe
  3. nerd-sniped
  4. nerd-snipes
  5. nerd-sniping
  6. nerdboy
  7. nerdboys
  8. nerdbrain
  9. nerdbrains
  10. nerdcore
  11. nerddom

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