nerdyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnəːdi/, U.S.

/ˈnərdi/

Forms: 1900s– nerdy, 1900s– nurdy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerd n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < nerd n. + -y suffix¹.

slang (originally U.S.). Usually depreciative.

Having the characteristics of a ‘nerd’; typical or suggestive of a ‘nerd’; = nerdish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective]

streiche?a1513

fustian1523

nipping1568

fashionative1584

affected1598

affectate1599

affecting1600

snufflinga1640

whalebone1801

stiltish1824

stilty1845

posturing1851

greenery-yallery1881

mee-mawing1886

meemaw1898

faisandé1912

twee1956

nerdy1960

pseud1962

pseudo1964

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > of people

vile1340

light1529

sixpenny1561

single-soled1588

squirting1592

washya1631

insignificant1669

snotty-nosed1682

nerdy1960

nerkish1975

nerdish1980

1960 Yale Rec. Oct. 11 Of all the schleps..you are the nurdiest.

1978 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. d18 (advt.) The nerdiest nerds on TV are really smart cookies.

1987 N.Y. Times Mag. 31 May 46/3 Our wives..agreed that we had been pretty nerdy back then.

1995 Melody Maker 25 Mar. 20/1 What..began as a closely guarded secret among the nerdy, bedroom-bound Anglophiles is quickly becoming common knowledge: Oasis are nothing short of genius.

2001 Heat 17 Nov. 122/3 I've crocheted rugs that could cover a living room. It's nerdy but I'm giving a lot of scarves to the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nerdy
释义	nerdyadj. Brit. /ˈnəːdi/, U.S. /ˈnərdi/ Forms: 1900s– nerdy, 1900s– nurdy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerd n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nerd n. + -y suffix¹. slang (originally U.S.). Usually depreciative. Having the characteristics of a ‘nerd’; typical or suggestive of a ‘nerd’; = nerdish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] streiche?a1513 fustian1523 nipping1568 fashionative1584 affected1598 affectate1599 affecting1600 snufflinga1640 whalebone1801 stiltish1824 stilty1845 posturing1851 greenery-yallery1881 mee-mawing1886 meemaw1898 faisandé1912 twee1956 nerdy1960 pseud1962 pseudo1964 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > of people vile1340 light1529 sixpenny1561 single-soled1588 squirting1592 washya1631 insignificant1669 snotty-nosed1682 nerdy1960 nerkish1975 nerdish1980 1960 Yale Rec. Oct. 11 Of all the schleps..you are the nurdiest. 1978 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. d18 (advt.) The nerdiest nerds on TV are really smart cookies. 1987 N.Y. Times Mag. 31 May 46/3 Our wives..agreed that we had been pretty nerdy back then. 1995 Melody Maker 25 Mar. 20/1 What..began as a closely guarded secret among the nerdy, bedroom-bound Anglophiles is quickly becoming common knowledge: Oasis are nothing short of genius. 2001 Heat 17 Nov. 122/3 I've crocheted rugs that could cover a living room. It's nerdy but I'm giving a lot of scarves to the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1960
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