nerdy
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To win over this hyperintellectual crowd, firms lean in to their nerdy culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I never saw a Latino playing violin on TV or the big screen. I didn’t see any quirky, nerdy, artsy Latino kids like I was,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Baker lights up at the opportunity to get nerdy over fast bowling, eulogising about South Africa great Dale Steyn as "the king of going up and down the gears".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
“So that’s Ethan. Still nerdy, no longer tiny. He was really good at puberty.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
If you’re of the nerdier variety, you view all this media as an invaluable resource of important cultural markers.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2024
Nicholson is nerdier than most, but she’s also representative of a pure kind of fandom.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
But by the time the third generation took over the business, guitars dominated, and nothing was nerdier than playing accordion.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
It’s like a Supreme drop, only a bit nerdier, and you can regularly find 100 Thieves gear being sold for high prices on aftermarket sites.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2019
So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
As Regency-era gestures of love go, inaccurate bird impersonations are simultaneously the nerdiest and wackiest.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
It’s the nerdiest game to play, but I’ll go and spend 50 cents and play for an hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
Schneider, who is transgender, was also one of the first prominent LGBTQ+ “Jeopardy!” champions, and became a celebrity for her family-friendly image as a relatable, down-to-earth trans woman on one of television’s nerdiest programs.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
But the black girls were the sweetest, smartest, nerdiest kids.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
