nerdo
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
nerdo (plural nerdos)
- (slang, derogatory) A nerd (socially inept person).
- 1999 April 9, “Movie Review: 'Never Been Kissed' Should Never Have Graduated to Big Screen”, in The News Tribune:
- "She's All That," "Jawbreaker," "Cruel Intentions," "10 Things I Hate About You" ... I swear, if I have to sit through one more picture about the eternal clash between cool kids and nerdos (and nerdettes) in the hallowed halls of Hateful High, if I have to endure just one more Hollywood-hyped prom scene, I'll, why, I think I'll just scream.
- 2009, Anthony Capella, Chemistry for Beginners, Corvus, published 2011, →ISBN, page 270:
- Dr Fjust goes bright red and walks away whenever the subject of sexually dysfunctional women comes up. Seems odd, really, that such a nerdo would end up working in this field.
- 2010, Lauren Kate, Torment, Ember, published 2010, →ISBN, page 50:
- “That grade-A nerdo two tables over.” Shelby nodded at a chubby kid dressed in plaid who'd just spilled yogurt all over a massive textbook.
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from English nerdo. Alternative from nerd + -o (slang suffix, mostly used on nouns).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnøːr.doː/
- Hyphenation: ner‧do
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnerdo/
- Hyphenation: ner‧do
- Rhymes: -erdo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneɾdo/ [ˈneɾ.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -eɾdo
- Syllabification: ner‧do
Noun
nerdo m (plural nerdos, feminine nerda, feminine plural nerdas)
- (slang, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico) nerd
Further reading
- “nerdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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