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blerd en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /blɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /blɝd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of black + nerd.

Meanings

1. (neologism, slang) A black person who is a nerd.
   • […] a growing collection of images of black nerds, or “blerds,” has begun to emerge in American television and film. While the flooded pants, suspenders, and bow-ties of Jaleel White's Steve Urkel might be the most recognizable example of the blerd in popular culture, others include […] 2017, Kathryn E. Lane, Age of the Geek: Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media:
   • Thanks to the blerds at Black Girl Nerds and to the founder, Jamie Broadnax. 2015, Shelly Ellis, The Best She Ever Had:

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