nerd-snipe

English

Alternative forms

nerd snipe, nerdsnipe

Etymology

nerd +‎ snipe. Coined by American cartoonist and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd.[1]

Verb

nerd-snipe (third-person singular simple present nerd-snipes, present participle nerd-sniping, simple past and past participle nerd-sniped)

To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.

Related terms

nerd-sniper

References

Randall Munroe (12 December 2007), “Nerd Sniping”, in xkcd

[1] Randall Munroe (12 December 2007), “Nerd Sniping”, in xkcd

单词	nerd-snipe
释义	nerd-snipe English Alternative forms nerd snipe, nerdsnipe Etymology nerd +‎ snipe. Coined by American cartoonist and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd.[1] Verb nerd-snipe (third-person singular simple present nerd-snipes, present participle nerd-sniping, simple past and past participle nerd-sniped) To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously. Related terms nerd-sniper References Randall Munroe (12 December 2007), “Nerd Sniping”, in xkcd
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