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* Definition for nerd

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* Adds page for blerd. Adds 'taking it back' section. Adds reference to blerd page

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* Move Self-identification before Issues

* Passionate => passion

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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
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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."
[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)