nerdboy

nerdboy

English

Etymology

nerd +‎ boy

Noun

nerdboy (plural nerdboys)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A nerdy or socially inept boy or man.
   • 2007, Burto Deluchi, The Rebuy, →ISBN, page 14:

     Nervy nerdboys gone dot.com rich who buy expensive sports cars to race them into rear bumpers instead of finally learning how to drive.

   • 2010, Diane Duane, A Wizard of Mars, Harcourt (2010), →ISBN, page 52:

     “You behave,” she said, “or I'm going to let your mama and pop know just what they're trying to turn loose on the poor unsuspecting nerdboys of CalTech.”

   • 2014, Amy Alkon, Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, St. Martin's Griffin (2014), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     Some guys can be a bit flirtation-blind—especially the nerdboys I've always gone for.

Anagrams

• bone dry, bone-dry, bonedry, dry bone