English Explanatory Dictionary

nerdom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness.
  2. Nerds considered as a group.

Word forms

nerdom nerddom

Etymology

From nerd + -dom; attested in the USA from 1983. Note that -dom is used both in the sense of “domain” (nerds, as a group) and in the sense of “characteristics” (being a nerd, nerdiness).

Related words

geekdom
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