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title: nerd
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slug: nerd
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flag:
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level: avoid
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defined: true
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speech: noun
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alt_words:
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relating to passion:
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- aficionado
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- enthusiast
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- fan
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relating to skill or intelligence:
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- adept
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- expert
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- specialist
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---
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"an overly intellectual person, usually obsessive or lacking social skills, focusing their interests on non-mainstream activities, generally highly technical or related to fiction or fantasy narratives. It is used as a stereotype for either derogatory or praising purposes, depending on who's wielding it."
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–[Dictionary of Digital Humanities](https://medium.com/dictionary-of-digital-humanities/nerd-b7d61b6f536e)
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## Self-Identification
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Individuals may use this term to self-identify and to indicate their extreme passion for hobbies and interests. Acknowledging this usage and supporting people who self-identify and reclaim this term can validate the way people perceive their passions as it relates to their identity.
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## Issues
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When used in reference to someone else without their consent, the term can weaponise a person's passion against them, or bully someone based on their appearance or background.
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## Impact
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By assigning negativity to the passion that someone exhibits for the things they enjoy, we invalidate their individuality and reduce the enjoyment they derive from their passions. As a result, we may cause these people to abandon hobbies or interests, instilling a feeling of wrongness in finding joy how they see fit (provided their methods of finding joy are not harmful).
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## See Also
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[Blerd](/definitions/blerd)
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