| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Clueless contingent | Newsday | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Socially awkward types | Universal | 23 Aug 2025 |
| Dweebs | Universal | 09 Apr 2025 |
| Nerds | New York Times Mini | 08 Feb 2025 |
| Intellectually minded high schoolers, to bullies | ||
| Squares | New York Times | 04 Nov 2023 |
| Dweebs | USA Today | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Dweeby people | Universal | 06 Jan 2023 |
| Uncool sorts | New York Times | 30 Jul 2022 |
| Nerds | ||
| Nerds | LA Times Daily | 11 Aug 2019 |
| Nerds | ||
| Social goofballs | USA Today | 13 Aug 2018 |
| Napoleon Dynamite and others | ||
| Social goofballs | ||
| Dweebs | Eugene Sheffer | 14 Dec 2016 |
| Dweebs | New York Times | 08 Feb 2016 |
| Dweebs | ||
| Stigmatized students | Wall Street Journal | 04 Sep 2015 |
| Uncool crowd | USA Today | 25 Aug 2015 |
| Stigmatized students | ||
| Uncool crowd | ||
| Uncool customers | ||
| Lame crowd | ||
| Dweebs | ||
| Dweebs | ||
| Uncool set | ||
| Nerds | ||
| They hang out with dweebs | ||
| They're all square | ||
| Jerks | ||
| They don't fit in well |