nerds

noun

1. 1

   (sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted

2. 2

   (sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.

   “a comic-book nerd”

3. 3

   An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.

   “Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh at them.”

4. 4

   (post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.