nerd girl or geeky girl?

_snw_
_snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
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i thought i had the definitions down but i keep getting argued with...


which is what? i feel the need to define myself.
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  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    i thought i had the definitions down but i keep getting argued with...


    which is what? i feel the need to define myself.

    Neither of those terms come to mind, that's for sure.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    Geek. Definitely geek.

    Watch The Big Bang Theory.

    Sheldon is a nerd.

    Leonard is a geek.
  • NaeNaeJanae
    NaeNaeJanae Posts: 261 Member
    I've always gone by geek...I'm a science geek... Maybe that's bad now??? :)
  • MyFeistyEvolution
    MyFeistyEvolution Posts: 1,014 Member
    I've been called a friggan nerdasaurus....band geek... regular ol' geek....my god, what am I?!~ =(
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Geek....100% You can be all things awesomeness, which you are, and have the intelligence and quirks of a nerd. By definition, a nerd is not worthy of your awesomeness:

    Nerd is a derogatory slang term for a person typically described as intellectual, socially-impaired, and obsessive who spends inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or highly technical pursuits, or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities.[1][2][3] Nerds are considered to be awkward, shy, and unattractive.[4] Thus, a nerd is often excluded from physical activity and considered a loner by others, or will tend to associate with a small group of like-minded people.
  • _Christine_
    _Christine_ Posts: 1,385 Member
    Nerds like to make the stuff that Geeks like to play with. ;)

    The nerd writes the book, the geek coplays... or something like that.
  • _snw_
    _snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    i thought i was socially impaired?
  • JMarigold
    JMarigold Posts: 232 Member
    I've always gone by geek...I'm a science geek... Maybe that's bad now??? :)

    No its good now.

    It's quite popular to be a geek (or pretend to be).

    It's also popular to pretend to be a nerd . . . .
  • xtinalovexo
    xtinalovexo Posts: 1,376 Member
    I'm a nerd.
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    To me "geek" is a mainstream version. it is popular to be a geek. You can be a Firefly fan, Star Trek fan, collect Star Wars figures, etc and that makes you a geek. it's like having a "non-mainstream" niche.

    To be a nerd would almost like being functionally autistic. They work better with their specialized field alone. They are socially awkward to an extreme. I have known true nerds. Fantastic people, but they make me sad. We'd be lost without them.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    i thought i was socially impaired?

    you'll make friends someday.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'm a nerd, a geek and a dork.

    I'm well-rounded. :happy:

    Edited to add: I'm a geek because I love Lord of the Rings. I'm a nerd because I read Lord of the Rings. I'm a dork because with all the hot guys in that movie, my favorite character is Gimli.
  • _Christine_
    _Christine_ Posts: 1,385 Member

    It's quite popular to be a geek (or pretend to be).

    It's also popular to pretend to be a nerd . . . .

    My comic book collection was lame 20-years ago. ;)
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    i thought i was socially impaired?
    You are far from socially impaired.
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
    To me nerd is more of a gamer, dungeons and dragons type. Geeks are the math, science and computer programmer types.
    I like to think that I'm both.
  • MandaJean83
    MandaJean83 Posts: 675 Member
    Love the Big Bang Theory reference above...I'm definitely more of a Leonard than a Sheldon! ;) I've always been a big geek!
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
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    TheAnatomyofNerdsGeeks_4e777b339de8a_w587.jpg
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    It doesn't matter, they are both women, they should be making me a sandwich.
  • Siena_Risley_13
    Siena_Risley_13 Posts: 201
    Well idk but i concider myself none of thee above!! hahA
  • JMarigold
    JMarigold Posts: 232 Member
    To be honest back in the day I believe . . .

    A geek had all of the social awkwardness of a nerd but not nearly as much of the intelligence.

    Nowadays, that is not the popular definition since being a geek has become a good thing since that time.
  • JMarigold
    JMarigold Posts: 232 Member
    To me nerd is more of a gamer, dungeons and dragons type. Geeks are the math, science and computer programmer types.
    I like to think that I'm both.

    Interesting, in the past it was exactly the opposite.

    It just proves we should never allow ourselves to be defined by what others call us since evidently we may have no idea what they mean . . .
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
    To me nerd is more of a gamer, dungeons and dragons type. Geeks are the math, science and computer programmer types.
    I like to think that I'm both.

    Interesting, in the past it was exactly the opposite.

    It just proves we should never allow ourselves to be defined by what others call us since evidently we may have no idea what they mean . . .

    I guess I'm just backwards since the consensus seem to be the other way around!
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    Geek. Definitely geek.

    Watch The Big Bang Theory.

    Sheldon is a nerd.

    Leonard is a geek.

    I like this definition. I think the fine line is definitely drawn at the level of social skills one has.

    Also, this:
    Nerd_Dork_Geek_Dweeb.png
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    Actually... On my campus (and in my group of friends) it's cooler to be a nerd than a geek. And the whole chart thing about the room comparisons? If you flip that around, that what our definition sorta looks like. The nerds look cooler than the geeks, the geeks will always be cooler than the hipsters. Honestly, I don't care which one a person is...but hipsters drive me nuts. ^_^
  • TayJoMama
    TayJoMama Posts: 348 Member
    Screenshot10_1.jpg
    TheAnatomyofNerdsGeeks_4e777b339de8a_w587.jpg
    love this!
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    I never really understood the difference if I am honest, but I think nerd is supposed to be more of an insulting term than geek.
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    Geek. Definitely geek.

    Watch The Big Bang Theory.

    Sheldon is a nerd.

    Leonard is a geek.

    I like this definition. I think the fine line is definitely drawn at the level of social skills one has.

    Also, this:
    Nerd_Dork_Geek_Dweeb.png

    Use this chart, lol.
  • elsham
    elsham Posts: 549 Member

    i thought i was socially impaired?

    Naaaah. There's hope for you yet!
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    I never really understood the difference if I am honest, but I think nerd is supposed to be more of an insulting term than geek.

    Depend on where you are. Here, geek is more insulting than nerd.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Geek. Definitely geek.

    Watch The Big Bang Theory.

    Sheldon is a nerd.

    Leonard is a geek.

    I like this definition. I think the fine line is definitely drawn at the level of social skills one has.

    Also, this:
    Nerd_Dork_Geek_Dweeb.png
    I am apparently a giant nerd.
    Giant because I'm 5'10"
    Nerd because, according to this chart, that's where I belong.

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