supernerd

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noun

A very nerdy person; a boffin.

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Meanings

nounsupernerd (plural supernerds)

plural supernerds

  1. informalA very nerdy person; a boffin.

    At NASA, various brainiacs take hammers and tongs to physics at both the Johnson Space Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where supernerds take on the logistics of a rescue mission.

    2015 October 1, Manohla Dargis, “Review: In ‘The Martian,’ Marooned but Not Alone”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
boffinbrainboxeggheadeinstein

Origin

From super- + nerd.

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APA

supernerd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supernerd

MLA

“supernerd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supernerd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supernerd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supernerd.

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