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supernerd

supernerd noun: a very nerdy person; a boffin.

Noun

supernerd (plural supernerds)

  1. (informal) A very nerdy person; a boffin.
    • At NASA, various brainiacs take hammers and tongs to physics at both the Johnson Space Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where supernerds take on the logistics of a rescue mission.2015 October 1, Manohla Dargis, “Review: In ‘The Martian,’ Marooned but Not Alone”, in New York Times

Forms of supernerd

pluralsupernerds

Origin of supernerd

From super- + nerd.

Questions about supernerd

What does supernerd mean?
Supernerd means a very nerdy person; a boffin.
What part of speech is supernerd?
Supernerd is a noun.
What is the plural of supernerd?
The plural of supernerd is supernerds.

Words near supernerd in the dictionary

  1. supernebula
  2. supernebulae
  3. supernebular
  4. supernematic
  5. supernematics
  6. supernerd
  7. supernerds
  8. supernerdy
  9. supernet
  10. supernets
  11. supernetwork

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