NERDS

Emphatic all-caps

Nerds is a brand of tiny, crunchy, irregularly shaped candies sold in boxes with divided compartments, typically containing two flavors.

The candies are tart and sweet, coated in a bumpy sugar shell.

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The name plays on the slang term for socially awkward people, suggesting something small and odd-looking. (Lowercase nerds refers to obsessive or socially awkward people.)

technology

programmers

Those who write code

  • codersSoftware creators
  • hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
  • gamersThose who play electronically

techies · developers · IT · Silicon Valley · computers · gadgets · software · hardware · LAN parties · Comic-Con

intellectual

geeks

Enthusiasts of niche subjects

academics · intellectuals · eggheads · studious · brainiacs · know-it-alls · overachievers · valedictorians · honor roll · encyclopedic

insult

bullying

Aggressive repeated intimidation

loser · loner · weirdo · social hierarchy · high school · picked on · excluded · cliques · awkward · unpopular

candy

tangy

Sharp and lively-tasting

strawberry · watermelon · rainbow · packets · tiny · sugar · sour · fruity · Halloween · movie theater

Opposites
social status/popularity

NERDSpopular kids

Socially dominant students

cool kids · socialites · queen bees · alpha males · A-listers

intellectual orientation

NERDSbimbos

Attractive but vacuous people

dunces · slackers · anti-intellectuals · philistines · ignoramuses

cultural interests

NERDSnormies

Conventional, unremarkable people

bros · sorority girls · frat boys · hipsters · conformists

Phrases
Family

nerd, nerdy, nerdier, nerdiest, nerdiness, nerddom

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G