What’s the difference between a geek and a nerd? An Ohio professor of popular culture wants to talk about it. Here’s the a MetaFilter thread and a Venn diagram about the differences. This is part of a complete episode.
blow-boater n.— «Powerboat owners are habitually dismissive of sailors as preppy, penurious or just plain nerds, referring to them as “blow-boaters” or “snailboaters.”» —“Power Hungry” by John...
snailboater n.— «Powerboat owners are habitually dismissive of sailors as preppy, penurious or just plain nerds, referring to them as “blow-boaters” or “snailboaters.”» —“Power Hungry” by John...
Word nerd Ammon Shea quit his job as a furniture mover in New York City to spend an entire year reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary. The result, in addition to eyestrain, headaches, and skeptics’ puzzlement, was Shea’s new book...
ITK n.— «You were on point with your description Nick nevermind people we call ITK’s (I too know) in Nigeria which is pretty much a slang for a nerd—u can add that to your collection of Naijavocabs!!» —“Ile-Ife. A student town...
porn stache n.— «i forgot to mention the molester/nerd/porn stache your sporting.» —“more proof for the pot” by Nerd Slayer LA.Indymedia.org (Los Angeles, California) Sept. 9, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued...