“NERD” Is Now A Cool Thing To Be

Someone call you a nerd and it offended you? Maybe it should depend on how it is meant. From Dictionary.com: Nerd: noun, Slang. 1. a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc. 2. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit: 1950-55, Americanism; obscurely derived expressive formation From Thesaurus.com: Fool, jerk, techie, weirdo, dolt, dork, dweeb, goober, goofball, oaf, trekkie Sorry, people. That negative connotation surrounding the word “nerd” is gone. Like in elapsed, … Continue reading “NERD” Is Now A Cool Thing To Be