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nerds

nerds is the plural 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: NERDS

NERDS

  1. A stack of technologies used to develop web applications.
    • I wanted to share an example of how to get NERDS (Node, Express, React, Database using SQL) stack up and running on Heroku.2018 August 22, Shawn Cheng, “Examples setup for NERDS stack”, in Medium, archived from the original on 19 May 2021
    • The app also offers data visualizations and a video chat platform for users to engage with each other.
      Built using:
      • NERDS stack (Node.js, Express, React/Redux, Sequelize/PostgreSQL)
      • News API […]2020 August 9, Fullstack Staff, “5 Fabulous Feminist Coding Bootcamp Projects”, in Grace Hopper.com

Forms of nerds

alternative formNERD

Origin of nerds

Acronym of Node.js, Express.js, React, and databases using SQL, or a set of similar names. Attested from the late 2010s.

Phrases with nerds

Questions about nerds

What does nerds mean?
Nerds means a stack of technologies used to develop web applications.
What is nerds the plural of?
Nerds is the plural of nerd.
What part of speech is nerds?
Nerds is a proper noun.

Words near nerds in the dictionary

  1. nerdly
  2. nerdness
  3. nerdo
  4. nerdom
  5. nerdos
  6. nerds
  7. nerds out
  8. nerdship
  9. nerdsnipe
  10. nerdsniped
  11. nerdsnipes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nerds (page history and authors); NERDS (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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