Did you Know the Meaning of Nerd and Geek?


nerd/nərd/
1.      Noun:  A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious: "one of those nerds who never asked a girl to dance".
  1. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a particular technical discipline or profession.
Synonyms:      fool - booby - goof


A person who gains pleasure from amassing large quantities of knowledge about subjects often too detailed or complicated for most other people to be bothered with.

Often mistaken for Geeks, who aspire to become nerds, yet lack the intelligence, and end up giving nerds a bad name due to their poor social skills.

geek/gēk/
1.      Noun:  An unfashionable or socially inept person.
  1. A person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest: "a computer geek".

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