What does nerdom mean?
Nerdom means (colloquial, rare) The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness..
Nerdom
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(colloquial, rare) The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness..
Definitions by Sense
- (colloquial, rare) The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness.
- (colloquial, rare) Nerds considered as a group.
Example Sentences
When she [Valerie Mahaffey] was 17 she fell in love with a schoolmate named Ben: 'Together, we pulled each other out of nerddom,' she said.
The self-described "exemplar of nerdom" feels right at home with Carl Sagan's speculative science-fiction [title]
Even movies that first appear to add a promising element of nerdom always end up doing something dumb, like tarnishing a tense computer-based drama with idiotic and unusable (but oh so very sexy) 3D interfaces.
I still chuckle at some of [the] jokes that we targeted to very narrow slices of nerdom.
Synonyms for nerdom
Antonyms for nerdom
Related Words
Word Forms
- nerddom
Usage Notes
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How do you use nerdom in a sentence?
When she [Valerie Mahaffey] was 17 she fell in love with a schoolmate named Ben: 'Together, we pulled each other out of nerddom,' she said.
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