supernerdy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + nerdy.
Meanings
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Extremely nerdy.
Back in the 1950s, science-fiction literature earned a reputation as the opiate of supernerdy teenage boys: sturdy but unimaginative prose that waxed rhapsodic about G-forces and interstellar trajectories.
1996 July 8, Michael Krantz, “The Literature of Nerds Goes Mainstream”, in Time:Microsoft was a niche business catering to a relatively small network of supernerdy customers.
2008, Nick Tasler, The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All, Fireside, →ISBN, page 37:My top two prospects: the supernerdy redhead Kieran, because he looked like the male version of the sexy librarian and might be a vivacious animal under that maroon cardigan; […]
2013, Ophira Eisenberg, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, Seal Press, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most supernerdy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more supernerdy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ultranerdy · supergeeky · ultrageeky · ubernerdy · ubergeeky