blerd

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UK/blɜːd/US/blɝd/

noun

A black person who is a nerd.

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Meanings

nounblerd (plural blerds)

plural blerds

  1. neologismslangA black person who is a nerd.

    Thanks to the blerds at Black Girl Nerds and to the founder, Jamie Broadnax.

    2015, Shelly Ellis, The Best She Ever Had
    1 more example

    […] 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

Origin

Blend of black + nerd.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blerd

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Cite this entry
APA

blerd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blerd

MLA

“blerd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blerd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blerd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blerd.

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