blerd

English

Etymology

Blend of black +‎ nerd.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /blɜːd/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /blɝd/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d
• Homophone: blurred

Noun

blerd (plural blerds)

1. (slang, neologism) A black person who is a nerd.
   • 2015, Shelly Ellis, The Best She Ever Had:

     Thanks to the blerds at Black Girl Nerds and to the founder, Jamie Broadnax.

   • 2017, Kathryn E. Lane, Age of the Geek: Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media:

     […] a growing collection of images of black nerds, or “blerds,” has begun to emerge in American television and film. While the flooded pants, suspenders, and bow-ties of Jaleel White's Steve Urkel might be the most recognizable example of the blerd in popular culture, others include […]

Anagrams

• Bel & Dr.