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nerdfest en · NOUN

Etymology

From nerd + -fest.

Meanings

1. (informal) A gathering of nerds or an event centered around the interests of nerds.
   • At a recent nerdfest, where it was decided Pluto wasn't a real planet, one of the scientists held up a stuffed Pluto (the Walt Disney kind) and an umbrella, and wittily pointed out that Pluto was under the umbrella of planets that include “dwarf planets.” 2007, Scott Adams, Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey Gods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More, Portfolio, →ISBN:
   • On Nov. 14, at Comdex, the industry's annual nerdfest in Las Vegas, Chairman William H. Gates III unveiled the Microsoft Network, an on-line service that he says will draw millions more consumers into the Information Age. 1994 November 27, “Home Computers”, in BusinessWeek:
   • Originally a single event in Sydney in 2000 named "comicfest", this expo has now grown into a country-spanning event, with gatherings in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. A huge all-encompassing nerdfest, it attracts a huge crowd of Aussies hoping to meet their favourite creators and stars. 2008, Danny Fingeroth, The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 293:
2. (informal) Something which appeals to or is characteristic of nerds.
   • When Oberon says things like that, it takes all my will not to dive into a Star Wars nerdfest; […] 2011, Kevin Hearne, Hexed, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 67:
   • The in flight nerdfest doesn't stop with video either. Air NZ has used active noise cancellation system supplied by local noise cancelling gurus, Phitek. 2009 December 16, Pat Pilcher, “Is Air NZ's in-flight tech enough to make flying fun?”, in The New Zealand Herald:
   • I remember the day I walked into Barnes and Nobles shortly after George Lucas released his latest nerdfest, Revenge of the Sith. 2010, Melissa Howell, Greg Howell, Fusion: Where You and God Connect, Review and Herald, →ISBN, page 150:

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