nerdom
The attitudes and behaviours of a nerdThe attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, rare, uncountable)The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness.
(colloquial, rare, uncountable)Nerds considered as a group.
Origin
From nerd + -dom; attested in the USA from 1983. Note that -dom is used both in the senseFrom nerd + -dom; attested in the USA from 1983. Note that -dom is used both in the sense of “domain” (nerds, as a group) and in the sense of “characteristics” (being a nerd, nerdiness).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedgeekdom
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable