nerdette
nerdette noun: a female nerd.
Noun
nerdette (plural nerdettes)
- A female nerd.
- He shook his head. "It's in your impound lot. You know what a Barrett light fifty is?"
"I'm a materials forensics nerdette, so, no. What's a Barrett light fifty?"2001, P. T. Deutermann, Hunting Season, St. Martin's Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 141 - You might expect literary magazine to be filled with Goth kids and weirdos, but at this school lit mag attracts the best of the good girls, awkward nerdettes who care about Emily Dickinson and dream of the day they'll get their letter from Swathmore, […]2008, Madeleine George, Looks, Viking, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- geekette
- He shook his head. "It's in your impound lot. You know what a Barrett light fifty is?"
Synonyms of nerdette
Forms of nerdette
| plural | nerdettes |
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Origin of nerdette
From nerd + -ette.
Questions about nerdette
- What does nerdette mean?
- Nerdette means a female nerd.
- What part of speech is nerdette?
- Nerdette is a noun.
- What is the plural of nerdette?
- The plural of nerdette is nerdettes.
Words near nerdette in the dictionary
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