nerd-snipe
nerd-snipe · nerd-snipes · nerd-sniped · nerd-sniping
To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from…To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
Origin
From nerd + snipe. Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 20From nerd + snipe. Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd.
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Forms
nerd-snipes, nerd-sniping, nerd-sniped, nerd-sniped| Base form | nerd-snipe · to nerd-snipe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | nerd-snipes |
| Present participle | nerd-sniping |
| Past simple | nerd-sniped |
| Past participle | nerd-sniped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle