| Nerd |
USA Today Quick |
12 Jun 2025 |
| __ chic |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2025 |
| North American slang for strange or eccentric person (4) |
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| Wow! Opens kitbag and finds anorak (4) |
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| Tech whiz |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Nerd |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Computer whiz |
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| Best Buy IT person |
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| Creepy obsessive for one writing avoiding unfamiliar alphabet (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Tech whiz |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Nerd |
The Telegraph Mini |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Eccentric expert |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2025 |
| Nerd |
Universal |
03 Jan 2025 |
| Nerd and dork relative |
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| Many a techie or Trekkie |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2024 |
| Tech whiz |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Dec 2024 |
| IT nerd runs out of language (4) |
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| Theater ___ (someone who might mouth all of the lines during a Broadway performance) |
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| Computer whiz |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Nerdy person |
|
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| An eccentric person's look (4) |
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| Tech expert |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Nerd's kin |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Nerd |
Mirror Tea Time |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Tech whiz |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Tech whiz |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Aug 2024 |
| Computer whiz |
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| Nerd (out) |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2024 |
| -->website |
USA Today Quick |
25 Jul 2024 |
| ___ Squad (tech support group) |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2024 |
| Obsessive |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Sheldon Cooper, for one |
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| Nerd |
Commuter |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Pop culture nerd (4) |
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| Computer expert, informally (4) |
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| Any character on "The Big Bang Theory," e.g. |
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| European forgetting right anorak |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 May 2024 |
| Be nerdy, with "out" |
New York Times |
05 May 2024 |
| Aficionado, casually |
|
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| Nerd's kin |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Best Buy's ____ Squad |
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| Computer whiz |
|
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| ___ Squad (tech service) |
|
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| __ Squad: Best Buy tech support team |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2024 |
| ___ Squad: Best Buy tech support team |
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| ___ out (go on a rant about a subject of interest) |
USA Today |
14 Jan 2024 |
| Adorkable person |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2023 |
| Technophile Athenian, maybe, is right out of order (4) |
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| Tech whiz |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Oct 2023 |
| Stereotypical techie or Trekkie |
New York Times |
10 Oct 2023 |
| Nerdy type |
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| Subculture enthusiast, maybe |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2023 |
| Member of a Best Buy 'Squad' |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2023 |
| Nerd |
Universal |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Many a techie |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Nerd from southern Europe runs away |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Jun 2023 |
| D&D superfan, maybe |
Universal |
21 Jun 2023 |
| Nerd's kin |
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| Enthusiast |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Computer nerd |
Family Time |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Stereotypical techie |
Universal |
28 Feb 2023 |
| Comic-Con attendee, perhaps |
Universal |
27 Dec 2022 |
| Adorkable type |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2022 |
| Nerdy type |
|
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| Knowledgeable type |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2022 |
| "Beauty and the ___" (reality TV series) |
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| Nerd's kin |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Aug 2022 |
| __ Squad: Best Buy tech support |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Nerd |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2022 |
| Nerdy sort |
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| Self-description for many an expert hobbyist |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2022 |
| __ chic |
The Washington Post |
29 Apr 2022 |
| __ chic |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2022 |
| ___ out (get passionate about a particular subject) |
USA Today |
20 Apr 2022 |
| Brainy character, often |
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| Many a techie |
The Washington Post |
17 Feb 2022 |
| Many a techie |
LA Times Daily |
17 Feb 2022 |
| *"That's scary!" |
Universal |
14 Jan 2022 |
| Nerd or dweeb |
|
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| European in need of right anorak |
|
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| After loss of right, European becomes socially inept person |
|
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| Nerd |
Universal |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Techno-nerd |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Avid enthusiast |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Nerd of sorts |
|
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| Nerdy sort |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2021 |
| Participant in a Mac-vs-PC argument, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jun 2021 |
| Participant in a Mac-vs-PC argument, maybe |
The Washington Post |
17 Jun 2021 |
| Computer whiz |
|
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| ___ chic (rhyming style) |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Stereotypical techie |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Nerdy type |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Nerdy type |
The Washington Post |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Nerd's kin |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Nerd |
Canadiana |
09 Nov 2020 |
| Computer whiz |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2020 |
| Stereotypical cosplayer |
The Washington Post Sunday |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Computer expert |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Athenian runs out to find anorak |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Nerd‘s language not right |
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| Nerd |
Universal |
17 Jun 2020 |
| Be an enthusiastic dweeb, with 'out' |
New York Times |
09 Jun 2020 |
| Tech expert |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Techie or Trekkie |
|
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| __ chic |
The Washington Post |
12 Dec 2019 |
| __ chic |
LA Times Daily |
12 Dec 2019 |
| Many a techie |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Many a techie |
The Washington Post |
09 Dec 2019 |
| ___ chic (rhyming fashion style) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Nerd |
The Washington Post |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Nerd |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Techie type |
Premier Sunday |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Techie, stereotypically |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Avid enthusiast |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Social misfit |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jul 2019 |
| Carnival oddball |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2019 |
| Very nerdy sort |
Universal |
06 Jun 2019 |
| Tech whiz |
Newsday |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Computer expert (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Apr 2019 |
| European runs out to get anorak |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Misfit left out of old card game |
|
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| Avid enthusiast |
|
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| Carnival oddball |
|
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| Techie, stereotypically |
|
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| Tech whiz |
|
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| Very nerdy sort |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| North American slang for a strange or eccentric person |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
30 Dec 2018 |
| Strange carnival performer |
Universal |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Computer whiz |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Dec 2018 |
| Computer whiz |
Family Time |
03 Dec 2018 |
| Strange circus performer |
Family Time |
04 Nov 2018 |
| Techie, stereotypically |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2018 |
| Tech whiz |
New York Times |
09 Oct 2018 |
| Anorak Stavros possibly needed, disregarding end of winter |
|
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| Nerd alternative |
Universal |
28 Aug 2018 |
| Adorkable sort |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Carnival performer |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2018 |
| Computer whiz |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2018 |
| Computer whiz |
The Washington Post |
06 Jul 2018 |
| Nerd |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Stereotypical techie |
|
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| 'The Big Bang Theory' sort |
New York Times |
17 May 2018 |
| Best Buy "Squad" member |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2018 |
| Best Buy 'Squad' member |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2018 |
| Computer whiz |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2018 |
| Avid fan |
Universal |
28 Mar 2018 |
| Novel "___ Love" |
Universal |
12 Mar 2018 |
| Circus glass-eater |
Universal |
09 Mar 2018 |
| Computer whiz |
|
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| Strange carnival performer |
|
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| Nerd alternative |
|
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| Avid fan |
|
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| Tech whiz |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Carnival performer |
|
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| "The Big Bang Theory" sort |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Techie, stereotypically |
|
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| Stereotypical techie |
|
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| Best Buy "Squad" member |
|
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| Nerd's relative? |
Family Time |
12 Nov 2017 |
| Tech enthusiast, say |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2017 |
| Socially inept sort |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2017 |
| Nerd relative |
Universal |
10 Jul 2017 |
| Sideshow misfit |
Family Time |
19 Jun 2017 |
| Adorkable one |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2017 |
| Adorkable one |
The Washington Post |
25 Apr 2017 |
| Poindexter |
New York Times |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Sheldon of 'The Big Bang Theory,' for one |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2017 |
| Many a techie |
|
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| Tech enthusiast, say |
|
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| Sheldon of "The Big Bang Theory," for one |
|
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| Poindexter |
|
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| Nerdy type |
|
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| Nerd relative |
|
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| Adorkable one |
|
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| Socially inept sort |
|
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| Unlikely Mr. America |
The Washington Post |
19 Dec 2016 |
| Old sideshow attraction |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2016 |
| European runs out to get anorak |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Sep 2016 |
| Middle name of the inventor of the electrographic vote recorder |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2016 |
| Stereotypical smarty |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2016 |
| Carnival oddball |
Universal |
07 May 2016 |
| "The Big Bang Theory" figure |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2016 |
| Nerd (out) |
New York Times |
21 Apr 2016 |
| Computer nerd |
Family Time |
04 Apr 2016 |
| Circus sideshow performer |
Family Time |
29 Feb 2016 |
| Techie, typically |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jan 2016 |
| Techie, typically |
|
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| Old sideshow attraction |
|
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| Tech expert, as it were |
|
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| Techie type |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2015 |
| Old sideshow attraction |
Universal |
27 Nov 2015 |
| Tech whiz |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Nov 2015 |
| Many a 'Silicon Valley' character |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2015 |
| Sideshow oddity |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Circus sideshow oddity |
Family Time |
27 Sep 2015 |
| Crikey! King's in anorak |
|
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| Square one |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2015 |
| Overindulge in a brainy subject, with 'out' |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2015 |
| Be the ultimate nerd, with 'out' |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2015 |
| Dweeb |
USA Today |
15 Jun 2015 |
| Social misfit |
USA Today |
02 Feb 2015 |
| Fanboy or fangirl |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2015 |
| Fanboy or fangirl |
|
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| Overindulge in a brainy subject, with "out" |
|
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| Sideshow oddity |
|
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| Square one |
|
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| Weezer pioneered this kind of rock |
|
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| Carnival oddball |
|
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| Old sideshow attraction |
|
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| Social misfit |
|
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| Computer whiz |
|
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| Techie type |
|
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| Many a "Silicon Valley" character |
|
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| Dweeb |
|
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| Tech whiz |
|
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| Be the ultimate nerd, with "out" |
|
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| Start of a word ladder |
|
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| __ Squad: Best Buy tech support |
|
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| Computer whiz |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Green Day "___ Stink Breath" |
|
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| Square peg in high school, perhaps |
|
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| Square one |
|
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| Stereotypical techie |
|
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| Stereotyped techie |
|
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| Computer junkie |
|
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| Chicken man, in the circus |
|
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| Might be a music one, to schoolmates |
|
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| Bookish one |
|
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| Techno-dweeb |
|
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| Uncool person |
|
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| Socially inept one |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Computer __ |
|
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| Computer __ |
|
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| Many a Comic-Con attendee |
|
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| Bookish one |
|
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| Carnival weirdo |
|
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| Tech whiz |
|
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| "___ in the Pink" Jason Mraz |
|
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| Pencil neck ___ |
|
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| Many a Silicon Valley hiree |
|
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| Computer whiz |
|
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| Many a Comicon attendee |
|
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| Tech whiz, say |
|
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| Dweeb |
|
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| __ chic |
|
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| Techie type |
|
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| __ chic |
|
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| Social misfit |
|
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| Social misfit |
|
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| ___ Squad (support service owned by Best Buy) |
|
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| Circus performer |
|
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| Certain squad member |
|
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| __ Squad: Best Buy service team |
|
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| Computer nerd |
|
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| Computer nerd |
|
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| Computer ace, perhaps |
|
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| Uncool one |
|
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| Certain squad member |
|
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| Comic-Con attendee, probably |
|
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| __ Squad: Best Buy service team |
|
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| Computer enthusiast, slangily |
|
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| Computer nut |
|
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| Circus sideshow oddity |
|
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| Jock's tutor, maybe |
|
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| Nerd relative |
|
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| Circus sideshow performer |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Oddball |
|
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| Societal square peg |
|
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| Oddball |
|
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| Computer expert or circus freak |
|
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| Circus sideshow performer |
|
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| Person sporting a pocket protector |
|
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| Nerd's kin |
|
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| Societal square peg |
|
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| Dweeb |
|
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| Jock's study partner, perhaps |
|
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| Dweeb |
|
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| Nerdy type |
|
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| Societal square peg |
|
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| Nerd kin |
|
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| Circus performer |
|
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| Sideshow performer |
|
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| Techie, stereotypically |
|
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| Uncool sort |
|
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| Computer junkie |
|
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| Weirdo |
|
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| Carnival performer |
|
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| Socially inept person |
|
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| Nerd's friend |
|
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| Computer whiz |
|
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| Nerdy type |
|
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| Unlikely prom king |
|
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| Nerdy type |
|
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| Circus sideshow performer |
|
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| Sideshow performer |
|
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| Nerd's cousin |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Uncool type |
|
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| Carnival performer |
|
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| Dweeb |
|
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| Uncool type |
|
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| Techie, to some |
|
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| Dweeb |
|
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| High school outcast |
|
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| Societal misfit |
|
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| Carnival performer |
|
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| Computer expert |
|
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| MIT student, likely |
|
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| Uncool type |
|
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| Social misfit |
|
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| Societal oddball |
|
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| Nerd's pal |
|
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| Weirdo |
|
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| Weirdo |
|
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| Uncool type |
|
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| Odd individual |
|
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| Carnival oddball |
|
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| Social misfit |
|
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| Societal square peg |
|
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| Carnival weirdo |
|
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| Nerd's friend |
|
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| Nerd |
|
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| Chickens are terrified of him |
|
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| Dot-com millionaire, stereotypically |
|
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| Circus sideshow oddity |
|
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| Sideshow performer |
|
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| Socially awkward sort |
|
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| One of the carnies |
|
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| A carny |
|
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| Carnival "wild man" |
|
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| Sideshow attraction |
|
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| Carnival man |
|
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| Carnival wild-man |
|
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| Wiki editor, at times |
|
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| Cosplayer at PAX East, most likely |
|
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| "Doctor Who" superfan, likely |
|
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| Wiki overseer, likely |
|
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| xkcd superfan, probably |
|
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| Many a dotcom starter |
|
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