| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all cool | LA Times Daily | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Geeky | Commuter | 05 Nov 2024 |
| Seriously uncool | New York Times | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Awkward | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Yorked, England's opener's out, batting like a nerd | ||
| Clueless | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Sep 2023 |
| Like a stereotypical nerd | USA Today | 18 Nov 2022 |
| Far from hip | Wall Street Journal | 28 Oct 2021 |
| Socially inept | Wall Street Journal | 29 Sep 2020 |
| Not at all cool | LA Times Daily | 13 Jan 2020 |
| Not at all cool | The Washington Post | 13 Jan 2020 |
| Socially awkward | ||
| Socially awkward | New York Times | 10 Nov 2019 |
| Awkward, in slang | Eugene Sheffer | 17 May 2018 |
| Clueless | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Sep 2017 |
| Nowhere near cool | LA Times Daily | 09 Nov 2016 |
| Foolish, in slang | LA Times Daily | 26 Sep 2016 |
| Exceedingly nerdish | ||
| Clueless | ||
| Clumsily foolish | ||
| Adjective for Urkel of "Family Matters" | ||
| Not cool at all | ||
| Clueless | ||
| Stupid, in slang | ||
| Stupid, in slang | ||
| Inept, in slang | ||
| Inept, in slang | ||
| Nerdish | ||
| Oafish |