nerdlet

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noun

A young or unimportant nerd.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounnerdlet (plural nerdlets)

plural nerdlets

  1. derogatoryslangsometimesA young or unimportant nerd.

    It would be nice to have a little nerdlet in the house who absolutely adores me ... which, if it is a girl, I can teach to accessorize.

    2000, Paula Danziger, Snail Mail No More, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 67
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    She and her hubby go to the high school football games every Friday night, and every week she calls to tell me about a little high school nerdlet that sits near them.

    2010, Molly Price, White Trash Princess, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 71

    It was looking to be a stunning occasion, my coming-out party as a dirty debutante, and a family affair where my brother and his two besties from high school got to see this nerdlet all growds up on a national stage kicking MAC-smothered ass.

    2013, Lisa Montgomery Kennedy, The Kennedy Chronicles: The Golden Age of MTV Through Rose-Colored Glasses, Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN, page 146

    JESIKAH SUNDIN is a multi-award winning Dystopian Punk Lit, Fairy Tale, and Historical Fantasy writer, a mom of three nerdlets, a faeriecore and elfpunk geek, tree hugger, nature photographer, and a helpless romantic who married her high school sweetheart.

    2020, Jesikah Sundin, Æroreh (The Ealdspell Cycle; 1), Forest Tales Publishing, →ISBN

    Synonyms: dweeblet, geeklet, geekling, nerdling

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nounA young or unimportant nerd.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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