adjective
- having or showing characteristics associated with intellectual interests, academic pursuits, or technical hobbies, often in a way that others might consider unfashionable or socially awkward
Usage: informal
Examples
- He wore thick glasses and had a nerdy obsession with computer programming.
- She embraced her nerdy love of science fiction novels.
- The nerdy kid in class always knew the answers to math problems.
- His nerdy enthusiasm for astronomy made him popular at the science fair.
- They bonded over their shared nerdy interests in comic books.
- She felt nerdy carrying around her chess set, but she didn’t care.