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n. Slang A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.

n. Slang A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.

n. A person who is intellectual but generally introverted

n. One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.

n. An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.

n. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

n. an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

"I was merrily typing away to friends in some primitive chat room on my IBM XT (super nerd), listening to some music (probably Flock of Seagulls -- nerd++), and watching Back to the Future with the sound off (neeeeerrrrrrrd)."

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requisite    requirement    essential    necessary    necessity   

poverty    necessity    at need   

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needed    needing    needsaaklik    need-to-know basis    unneeded   

extremity    indigence    poverty    destitution    emergency    necessity    strait    exigency    penury    want   

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desire    necessity    plan    condition    requirement    mean    reason    bear    trial    had