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+---
+title: Blerd
+slug: blerd
+defined: false
+speech: noun
+---
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+---
+title: nerd
+slug: nerd
+flag:
+  level: avoid
+defined: true
+speech: noun
+alt_words:
+  relating to passion:
+    - aficionado
+    - enthusiast
+    - fan
+  relating to skill or intelligence:
+    - adept
+    - expert
+    - specialist
+---
+
+"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."
+–[Dictionary of Digital Humanities](https://medium.com/dictionary-of-digital-humanities/nerd-b7d61b6f536e)
+
+## Self-Identification
+
+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.
+
+## Issues
+
+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.
+
+## Impact
+
+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).
+
+## See Also
+
+[Blerd](/definitions/blerd)