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nerd-snipe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
nerd-s-nipe
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From nerd + snipe. Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nerd-snipes (present, singular) nerd-sniping (participle, present) nerd-sniped (participle, past) nerd-sniped (past) nerd snipe (alternative) nerdsnipe (alternative)

Phrases

nerd-sniper

Frequently Paired Words

nerd-sniper

Questions

What does nerd-snipe mean?
To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
Where does nerd-snipe come from?
From nerd + snipe. Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd.

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