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Nerdy vs Geeksta - What's the difference?

nerdy | geeksta |

As an adjective nerdy

is (colloquial|derogatory|of a person) being or like a nerd.

As a noun geeksta is

(slang|humorous) an unfashionable, nerdy individual who performs gangsta-style music.

nerdy

English

(Nerd)

Adjective

(er)
  • (colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd.
    • That guy is nerdy and weird.
  • (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.
    • That is a nerdy song.
    I got a pair of nerdy glasses and clothes for Halloween.

    Synonyms

    * (like a nerd) nerdish

    Related terms

    * nerdily * nerdiness

    See also

    * geeky

    geeksta

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, humorous) An unfashionable, nerdy individual who performs gangsta-style music.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 23, author=David Brooks, title=The Alpha Geeks, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Elvis Costello and The Talking Heads’s David Byrne popularized a cool geek style that’s led to Moby, Weezer, Vampire Weekend and even self-styled “nerdcore” rock and geeksta rappers. }}

    See also

    * nerdcore