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nerdboy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From nerd + boy.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A nerdy or socially inept boy or man.
   • Some guys can be a bit flirtation-blind—especially the nerdboys I've always gone for. 2014, Amy Alkon, Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN:
   • “You behave,” she said, “or I'm going to let your mama and pop know just what they're trying to turn loose on the poor unsuspecting nerdboys of CalTech.” 2010, Diane Duane, A Wizard of Mars, Harcourt, →ISBN, page 52:
   • Nervy nerdboys gone dot.com rich who buy expensive sports cars to race them into rear bumpers instead of finally learning how to drive. 2007, Burto Deluchi, The Rebuy, →ISBN, page 14:

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