nerdo

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noun

A nerd (socially inept person).

Scrabble 6

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nounnerdo (plural nerdos)

plural nerdos

  1. derogatoryslangA nerd (socially inept person).

    “That grade-A nerdo two tables over.” Shelby nodded at a chubby kid dressed in plaid who'd just spilled yogurt all over a massive textbook.

    2010, Lauren Kate, Torment, Ember, published 2010, →ISBN, page 50
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    "She's All That," "Jawbreaker," "Cruel Intentions," "10 Things I Hate About You" ... I swear, if I have to sit through one more picture about the eternal clash between cool kids and nerdos (and nerdettes) in the hallowed halls of Hateful High, if I have to endure just one more Hollywood-hyped prom scene, I'll, why, I think I'll just scream.

    1999 April 9, “Movie Review: 'Never Been Kissed' Should Never Have Graduated to Big Screen”, in The News Tribune

    Dr Fjust goes bright red and walks away whenever the subject of sexually dysfunctional women comes up. Seems odd, really, that such a nerdo would end up working in this field.

    2009, Anthony Capella, Chemistry for Beginners, Corvus, published 2011, →ISBN, page 270

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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