nerdo

English

Etymology

From nerd +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

nerdo (plural nerdos)

1. (slang, derogatory) A nerd (socially inept person).
   • 1999 April 9, “Movie Review: 'Never Been Kissed' Should Never Have Graduated to Big Screen”, in The News Tribune:

     "She's All That," "Jawbreaker," "Cruel Intentions," "10 Things I Hate About You" ... I swear, if I have to sit through one more picture about the eternal clash between cool kids and nerdos (and nerdettes) in the hallowed halls of Hateful High, if I have to endure just one more Hollywood-hyped prom scene, I'll, why, I think I'll just scream.

   • 2009, Anthony Capella, Chemistry for Beginners, Corvus, published 2011, →ISBN, page 270:

     Dr Fjust goes bright red and walks away whenever the subject of sexually dysfunctional women comes up. Seems odd, really, that such a nerdo would end up working in this field.

   • 2010, Lauren Kate, Torment, Ember, published 2010, →ISBN, page 50:

     “That grade-A nerdo two tables over.” Shelby nodded at a chubby kid dressed in plaid who'd just spilled yogurt all over a massive textbook.

Anagrams

• Drone, drone, Doren, Roden, renod, orned, redon, doner, ronde, Doner

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English nerdo. Alternative from nerd +‎ -o (slang suffix, mostly used on nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnøːr.doː/
• Hyphenation: ner‧do

Noun

nerdo m (plural nerdo's, diminutive nerdootje n)

1. (slang, derogatory) nerdo, nerd

Esperanto

Etymology

From English nerd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnerdo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -erdo
• Hyphenation: ner‧do

Noun

nerdo (accusative singular nerdon, plural nerdoj, accusative plural nerdojn)

1. (slang) nerd

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nerdo.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• nerd

Etymology

Borrowed from English nerd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɾdo/ [ˈneɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾdo
• Syllabification: ner‧do

Noun

nerdo m (plural nerdos, feminine nerda, feminine plural nerdas)

1. (slang, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico) nerd

   Synonym: friki

Further reading

• “nerdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025