Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerdism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nerdism
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practices or behaviours of nerds; nerdiness.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nerdism in both men and women is held to decrease sexual attractiveness, but in men this is compensated by the relatively masculine values attached to intelligence and computer skills."
"When the hypothetical Gore nephew look-alike Mr. Boston awkwardly tried to cut in on her conversation with the tough-looking Chance, Mr. Boston seemed to have blown it, especially as he spouted nervous nerdisms like “You need Ritalin” in response to Chance’s practiced baiting."

Etymology

From nerd + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nerd

Usage

Inflected Forms

nerdisms (plural)

Questions

What does nerdism mean?: The practices or behaviours of nerds; nerdiness.
Where does nerdism come from?: From nerd + -ism.

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