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Nerd vs Douchebag - What's the difference?

nerd | douchebag |

As nouns the difference between nerd and douchebag

is that nerd is a person who is intellectual but generally introverted while douchebag is a sterile container which holds the fluid used for giving a vaginal douche.

nerd

English

Alternative forms

* nurd (very rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
  • * 1953 Advertisement for "Businessman's Lunch", a play by Micheal Quinn, in Patricia Brown, Gloria Mundi
    • They particularly enjoy making fun of one of their fellows who is not present, whom they consider a hopeless nerd – until, that is, they learn he is engaged to marry the boss's daughter.
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  • One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
    • a computer nerd
    a comic-book nerd
  • An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
    • Only a nerd would wear yellow and blue stripes with green pants
    Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh AT them.
    Why are you hanging out with that nerd ?

    Synonyms

    * (sense) dag (Australian), doofus, dork, dweeb, geek, goober, loser, propeller head, twerp, * See also

    Derived terms

    * arachnerd * cybernerd * entreprenerd * millionerd * nerdboy * nerdbrain * nerdcore * nerdette * nerdfest * nerdgasm * Nerdic * nerdification * nerdify * nerdiness * nerdish * nerdism * nerdistan * nerdlet * nerdlike * nerdling * nerdlinger * nerdo * nerdom/nerddom * nerd out * nerdsome * nerdspeak * nerdtastic * nerdvana * nerdy * technonerd

    References

    * Online Etymology Dictionary

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (commonslite)

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    douchebag

    English

    Alternative forms

    * douche bag

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sterile container which holds the fluid used for giving a vaginal douche.
  • (US, slang, vulgar) A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.
    • ''That douchebag ruined my shrimp cocktail.
    ''Why doesn’t that guy get a job? He’s a regular douchebag .
    ''It's fine to help your friends eat healthy, but don't be a douchebag and harass them about it.
  • (US, slang) Any social misfit; a doofus, dork, or nerd.
    • ''That pocket protector makes you look like a douchebag .

    Derived terms

    * douchebaggery