nerdy

English

Etymology

nerd +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɜː(ɹ)di/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di

Adjective

nerdy (comparative nerdier, superlative nerdiest)

(colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd.
That guy is nerdy and weird.
(colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.
That is a nerdy song.

I got a pair of nerdy glasses and clothes for Halloween.

Synonyms

(like a nerd): nerdish

Derived terms

Translations

Of or like a nerd

Danish: nørdet
Finnish: nörttimäinen
German: nerdig (de), absonderlich (de)
Turkish: gıcık (tr), kıl (tr)

See also

geeky

Anagrams

Ryden, derny

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