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nerdboy

noun

Etymology

From nerd + boy.

  1. derived from *bʰā-✻
  2. derived from *bō-✻ — “brother, close male relation”
  3. inherited from *bōjô✻ — “younger brother, young male relation”
  4. inherited from *bōjō✻
  5. inherited from *bōia✻ — “boy”
  6. inherited from boy//boye — “servant, commoner, knave, boy”
  7. compounded as nerdboy — “nerd + boy”

Definitions

  1. A nerdy or socially inept boy or man.

    • Nervy nerdboys gone dot.com rich who buy expensive sports cars to race them into rear bumpers instead of finally learning how to drive.
    • “You behave,” she said, “or I'm going to let your mama and pop know just what they're trying to turn loose on the poor unsuspecting nerdboys of CalTech.”
    • Some guys can be a bit flirtation-blind—especially the nerdboys I've always gone for.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA