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单词 enginerd
释义

enginerd

English

Etymology

Blend of engineer + nerd

Noun

enginerd (plural enginerds)

  1. (slang) A nerdy engineer or engineering student.
    • 1977, The Michigan Technic, University of Michigan, College of Engineering, page 18:
      I peered through the peephole in the door to see who was out there. Standing outside my door was, what I was later to discover, a typical enginerd.
    • 1995, Keary Elizabeth Cragan, Impact on a Utility of an Ensemble of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems, University of Wisconsin--Madison, page V:
      Being the only female graduate student in the lab without other women "enginerds" to guide me may have felt lonely and discouraging at times, but ever present are the examples set by my true mentors; Emily Girardi Lamps, Florence Mac Donnall Cragan, Elizabeth Jane Cragan, Kathleen Elizabeth Cragan, Jessica Jean Cragan, and Hilary Elisabeth Hauk: whose strength, intelligence, and compassion are my constant inspiration.
    • 2010 September 20, Alexia Tsotsis, “Zuckerberg, 'The Social Network' And The Rise Of The Terror Nerd”, in TechCrunch:
      His [Zuckerberg's] detachment and arrogance is emphasized from the beginning scene, with enginerd Zuckerberg dissecting the lopsided proportion of genius IQs in China vs. the United States, bringing up his 1600 SAT score and then going on to demean his girlfriend's intellectual prowess with "You don’t need to study, because you go to BU!"
  2. (slang) An engine nerd; someone extremely knowledgeable in (especially car) engines.
    • 2016 April 19, David Tracy, “Mississippi State's Lightweight Subaru BRZ Hybrid Is 100 MPG Worth Of Awesome”, in Jalopnik:
      Mississippi State University revealed their hybrid BRZ on a grand stage last week at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress event in Detroit. What they showed all the enginerds at the show was that you can build a high fuel-efficiency car without necessarily sacrificing driving enjoyment.
    • 2022 September 3, Craig Jamieson, “The mad Audi RS Q e-tron is gunning for another Dakar win”, in Top Gear Philippines:
      If someone were to ask us to explain it, we'd first ask, 'How much do you want to know?', followed by, 'How much time do you have?'. Because this thing is complex. Even describing the powertrain is something only worthwhile in the company of fellow enginerds.
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