Geek vs. Nerd

Alairissa
Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
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What is the difference between Geek vs. Nerd?
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  • xxghost
    xxghost Posts: 4,697 Member
    I think that these days, they're used interchangeably.
    Granted, each person may have a slightly different definition.
    But I think they're pretty similar.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Nerds do your math homework.

    Geeks play video games.

    Nerds don't get invited to parties.

    Geeks get invited but choose video games and Mtn. Dew instead
  • Kyligula
    Kyligula Posts: 12
    Nerds do your math homework.

    Geeks play video games.

    Nerds don't get invited to parties.

    Geeks get invited but choose video games and Mtn. Dew instead

    This is how I've always looked at it.

    Nerds refer to the more academically conscious, while geeks refer to the more gaming-centric, pop-culture aficionado class of people.
  • HollyRed13
    HollyRed13 Posts: 20 Member
    Nerds are generally the clever ones who spend time studying and get straight A's
    Geeks are usually the ones who sit at home playing WoW or Final Fantasy and get pass grades
  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
    According to my friend, he thinks

    Geeks get good marks
    Nerds are the gamer.

    Also : A geek can be a nerd, but a nerd can't be a geek.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    According to my friend, he thinks

    Geeks get good marks
    Nerds are the gamer.

    Also : A geek can be a nerd, but a nerd can't be a geek.

    Ill correct

    Nerds get good marks
    Geeks are gamers

    A nerd can be a geek and a geek can be a nerd
  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
    hmm. okay.
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    in the end we all just want to be the one that can get laid. so I have always been the ac/dc of the geek/nerd world.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    And then you have dorks...
  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    We're all awesome, why does it matter what we call ourselves?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    So let's just combine the two: NEEKS or GERDS?

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  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
    But then where do the dorks fit in???? Neeks and Gerds sounds like a bit like weird tasting candy....

    Add*

    I hope this post doesn't offend any one. It was just supposed to be a fun post.
  • addysolari
    addysolari Posts: 181 Member
    I think this might help clear it up a tad

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  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Addy beat me to it, that graph sums it up.
  • RosyBest
    RosyBest Posts: 303 Member
    I LOVE TV so.......

    Steve Urkel on "Family Matters" was a NERD. The guys on the "Big Bang Theory" are geeks.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    According to my friend, he thinks

    Geeks get good marks
    Nerds are the gamer.

    Also : A geek can be a nerd, but a nerd can't be a geek.

    Ill correct

    Nerds get good marks
    Geeks are gamers

    A nerd can be a geek and a geek can be a nerd

    There is a middle ground too. Not sure what it should be called but son is both. Gneeks???
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
    I think this might help clear it up a tad

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    Awesome!
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
    I think I'm more of a dork which is, to me, someone who does "der" stuff like walking into a closed sliding glass door or searching all over the house for my glasses when they are on top of my head, things like that.
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    no idea haha - I prefer going by nerd though because it reminds me of the candy
  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
    The graph does sum it up nicely. But what does PMI mean? And can nerds and geeks have a good sense of fashion?
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    And then you have dorks...

    whale penises?
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    If you get angry because I say Tom Baker was wonderful in Star Wars when he said "may the fourth be with you" to the daleks on the USS enterprise I felt like a Ewok celebrating when the Borgs were finally defeated," then you are a geek.

    If you get mad because I tell you that, "according to Einstein's theory of relativity the possibility of the USS enterprise reaching warp drive is impossible," then you are a nerd.

    Other than that it just depends it's just a made up term to classify people further.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I didn't realize their was a difference.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Both are used WAAAAY too much now a days. :grumble:
  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
    And then you have dorks...

    whale penises?

    WHAT!?!?!?
  • Howdoyoufeeltoday
    Howdoyoufeeltoday Posts: 481 Member
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    :) I would be classified as a geek! And proud of it!
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
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  • Redbird99ky
    Redbird99ky Posts: 305 Member
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    I like the graph...

    I prefer the term "nerd" .... a geek is a circus performer who bites the heads off of chickens ... I can honestly say that I've never done that ...
  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
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    I like the graph...

    I prefer the term "nerd" .... a geek is a circus performer who bites the heads off of chickens ... I can honestly say that I've never done that ...

    But but I have never seen a geek bite off a chicken head! Where do I go to see one. :tongue: :noway:
  • Alairissa
    Alairissa Posts: 160 Member
    I want to see how long I can take this post.... Therefore who would you prefer to date: A nerd or geek or dork?

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