| Stereotypical canon fanatic |
Universal |
27 Dec 2025 |
| Techie, maybe |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Dec 2025 |
| Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
Universal |
23 Dec 2025 |
| Square figure |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2025 |
| Geek appears during dinner date (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
17 Dec 2025 |
| Geek |
USA Today Quick |
11 Dec 2025 |
| Geek (out) |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Anorak |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Bookworm, stereotypically |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Dec 2025 |
| Niche enthusiast |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Geeky person |
Commuter |
07 Nov 2025 |
| Stereotypical techie |
|
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| Rend (anag) - studious type (derog) (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Nov 2025 |
| Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2025 |
| Bookish type, stereotypically |
New York Times |
13 Oct 2025 |
| Geeky person |
Commuter |
10 Oct 2025 |
| Big-time enthusiast |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2025 |
| Bit of candy on a "rope" or in a "cluster" |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2025 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Sep 2025 |
| Geeky dude involved in dinner date |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Stereotypical bookworm |
Universal |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Stereotypical brainiac |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Bookworm, stereotypically |
LA Times Mini |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Extreme fan |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2025 |
| Bite on a rope or cluster |
LA Times Daily |
23 Aug 2025 |
| Jock's counterpart, in cliche teen movies |
|
|
| Geek |
Commuter |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Geeky guy |
|
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| Adorkable person |
USA Today |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Young Sheldon, for one |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Irritating person sent half the children back (4) |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Bully's target |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Techie sort |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Dorky sort |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2025 |
| Geek |
Universal |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Passionate student, perhaps |
New York Times Mini |
15 Jun 2025 |
| Tech-savvy geek |
|
|
| Wearing clothes from England, King put on new anorak |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Jun 2025 |
| Studious sort, slangily |
|
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| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jun 2025 |
| Dullard of inner demons (4) |
|
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| Square one |
New York Times |
22 May 2025 |
| Anorak |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 May 2025 |
| Studious sort, slangily |
|
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| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 May 2025 |
| Someone "toiling away under the delusion that overt displays of precocity are tolerable," per the writer Rosa Lyster |
|
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| Studious person (inf) (4) |
|
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| Geek |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Person who is boringly studious (4) |
|
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| Geek like Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory (4) |
|
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| Uncool student |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2025 |
| Geeky sort |
|
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| Right to engage in study, turning a into this? (4) |
|
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| Right to engage in study, turning - into this? (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Geek |
Commuter |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Brainiac |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Stereotypical D&D player |
Universal |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Geek chic fan, maybe |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2025 |
| Geek |
Commuter |
13 Feb 2025 |
| Uncool fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jan 2025 |
| Poindexter |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jan 2025 |
| Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Geek |
Commuter |
24 Jan 2025 |
| Passengers from liner demeaned a socially inept person (4) |
|
|
| Crossword fanatic, maybe |
Universal |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Geek appears during dinner date (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Obsessive type blocks inner demons |
|
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| Homework lover, say |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Overly studious student CLUES |
|
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| Flop that or mission ? |
|
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| Mathlete, to many |
|
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| One ridiculed for studiousness |
|
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| Geek |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Geek's pal |
|
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| Geeky type |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2024 |
| Geek's running buddy |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
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| Any of the guys in "The Big Bang Theory" |
|
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| Square one? |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Adorkable person |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Brainy enthusiast |
|
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| Some stoner dude? |
|
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| Uncool person |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2024 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Nov 2024 |
| Slang word for a clumsy or insensitive person (4) |
|
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| Obsessive helping to make designer drugs |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
05 Nov 2024 |
| ___ out (fangirl over crossword puzzles, maybe) |
|
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| Smart kid, to haters |
|
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| No Mr. Cool |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Stereotypical con attendee |
|
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| Geek |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Oct 2024 |
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Stereotypical "The Big Bang Theory" |
|
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| Stereotypical "The Big Bang Theory" character |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Dorky sort |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Oct 2024 |
| "Word ___" (2015 book about Scrabble) |
|
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| Overly studious person (4) |
|
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| Hermione Granger or Peter Parker |
|
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| Mathlete, to some |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2024 |
| High school misfits, perhaps |
|
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| Pharrell Williams group until 2018 |
|
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| Smart but awkward one |
|
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| Uncool fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Aug 2024 |
| Geek |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Geek |
Universal |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Bookish stereotype in a teen movie |
|
|
| Brilliant introvert |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Passionately discuss minutiae, with "out" |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Geek, anorak (4) |
|
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| Introverted techie |
|
|
| D&D enthusiast, perhaps |
Universal |
12 Jul 2024 |
| Jock's counterpart |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2024 |
| One who may score A+ on all the quizzes, stereotypically |
|
|
| Geek |
USA Today Quick |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Runs, wearing Edward's anorak |
|
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| Miner dressed with anorak |
|
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| One with deep knowledge of a subject |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2024 |
| Steve Urkel, for one |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Enthusiast |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Stereotypical member of a chess club |
|
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| Techie recalled study involving basic element of education? |
|
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| Boffin of inner depth |
Mirror Cryptic |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Technology enthusiast? |
Mirror Quick |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Overly studious student (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Children half-recalled obsessive type |
|
|
| Crossword obsessive, maybe |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 May 2024 |
| See 9-Across |
New York Times Mini |
23 May 2024 |
| Geeky type |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 May 2024 |
| Anorak, seen in corner, dirty |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 May 2024 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 May 2024 |
| Studious sort, slangily |
|
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| Socially inept type put in corner dismissively (4) |
|
|
| Dorky youth |
|
|
| Chess enthusiast, perhaps |
USA Today |
12 May 2024 |
| Obsessive expert |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Uncool person |
Newsday |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Ass that's new joining group of 'orses (4) |
|
|
| Tech expert backed element of education in study (4) |
|
|
| Geek (out) |
Universal |
24 Apr 2024 |
| One boringly studious (4) |
|
|
| Con attendee |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Pebblelike candy |
Universal |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Brainy sort |
New York Times |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Obsessive expert |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Brilliant loner |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Pebble-shaped piece of candy |
Universal |
28 Mar 2024 |
| Techie or Trekkie, say |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Dweebish person |
|
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| One who may geek out |
|
|
| Geek (out) |
LA Times Daily |
17 Mar 2024 |
| Socially-lacking student |
|
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| Uncool person |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Pocket protector wearer, especially in teen movies about school life |
|
|
| One scoring A+ on all quizzes, perhaps |
|
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| Geeky sort |
|
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| Wonkish sort |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Mar 2024 |
| Unhip type |
LA Times Daily |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Person wearing a crossword puzzle tie, maybe |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Technology enthusiast, e.g. (4) |
|
|
| Dork, geek (4) |
|
|
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Studious sort, slangily |
|
|
| Young Sheldon, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2024 |
| Many a Comic-Con attendee |
New York Times |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Steve Urkel, e.g. |
Universal |
23 Jan 2024 |
| Geek |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Stereotypical sci-fi cosplayer |
|
|
| Studious sort |
|
|
| Person with tape on their glasses, stereotypically |
|
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| “Adorkable” sort, perhaps |
Premier Sunday |
24 Dec 2023 |
| "Adorkable" sort, perhaps |
|
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| Uncool one |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Geeky type |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Loner depressed about dweeb |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Geek |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Bookish sort |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Geek |
Universal |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Lead-in to "core" or "alert" |
|
|
| Anorak |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Stereotypical D&D fan |
Universal |
15 Nov 2023 |
| Word ___ (rhyming nickname for a crossword lover) |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2023 |
| Uncool one |
Newsday |
05 Nov 2023 |
| Word coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo" that's now used to refer to stereotypically studious sorts |
|
|
| Wonk |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2023 |
| Square one |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Oct 2023 |
| Uncool person |
Newsday |
28 Sep 2023 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Geeky type, stereotypically |
|
|
| Geek |
Universal |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Big-time enthusiast |
Universal |
08 Sep 2023 |
| Dweeby sort |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Many a sci-fi fan, stereotypically |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2023 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Niche enthusiast |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2023 |
| Uncool person |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2023 |
| Bookish sort |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Bookworm-ish sort, say |
|
|
| Dorky sort that may speak in Klingon |
|
|
| Person who might do the Vulcan salute |
New York Times |
25 Jul 2023 |
| Studious sort |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2023 |
| Geeky expert |
Newsday |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Steve Urkel, famously |
Universal |
30 Jun 2023 |
| Studious sort |
|
|
| Brainy stereotype |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2023 |
| Person who loves to geek out |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Brainy person |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2023 |
| Comic book collector, stereotypically |
|
|
| Studious sort, perhaps |
|
|
| Knowledgeable sort |
USA Today |
16 May 2023 |
| Stereotypical D&D player |
Universal |
06 May 2023 |
| Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
Universal |
27 Apr 2023 |
| Carlton Banks, for example |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Square figure |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Mathlete, stereotypically |
USA Today |
18 Apr 2023 |
| Adorkable one |
|
|
| Trivia lover, maybe |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2023 |
| One who is adorkable |
|
|
| Brainy one, perhaps |
|
|
| Brainy sort |
|
|
| Geeky type |
Newsday |
21 Mar 2023 |
| Geeky person |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2023 |
| Uncool fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Mar 2023 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Feb 2023 |
| Geeky sort, informally |
|
|
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Super studious sort, informally |
|
|
| Obsessive fan |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2023 |
| Geek-adjacent person |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2023 |
| ___ bar (place for trivia nights or retro gaming) |
USA Today |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Teen film persona |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2023 |
| Self-description for a D&D enthusiast, maybe |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Square one? |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Geek |
Family Time |
08 Jan 2023 |
| Techie type emerging when the power died finally |
The Guardian Cryptic |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Book-loving sort |
|
|
| Trainspotter, perhaps |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Geeky guy |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Stereotypical bookworm |
Universal |
18 Dec 2022 |
| Young Sheldon, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Obsessive enthusiast |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Enthusiast, colloquially |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Brainy type |
USA Today |
03 Nov 2022 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Nov 2022 |
| Geek (out) |
Universal |
01 Nov 2022 |
| Chidi from 'The Good Place,' for example |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2022 |
| Dweeb |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2022 |
| Brainy oddball |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2022 |
| One may know 15 digits of pi |
Universal |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Young Sheldon, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Uncool student |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Stereotypical comic book fan |
Family Time |
02 Oct 2022 |
| Knowledgeable type |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Uncool student |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Bookish sort |
LA Times Daily |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Brainy sort, stereotypically |
|
|
| Square type |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2022 |
| Studious person, informally |
|
|
| Geeky type |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2022 |
| Dorky sort |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jun 2022 |
| Bookworm or computer genius, stereotypically |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
Universal |
15 May 2022 |
| Word for an introverted intellectual that was first used by Dr. Seuss |
|
|
| Uncool person |
Newsday |
03 May 2022 |
| Stereotypical tech whiz |
Universal |
21 Apr 2022 |
| Geekish sort |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Apr 2022 |
| Studious sort |
|
|
| Uncool fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Dweeb's kin |
Premier Sunday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| One scoring A+ on all quizzes, perhaps |
|
|
| "__ alert!" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2022 |
| '__ alert!' |
The Washington Post |
09 Mar 2022 |
| ___ out (go deep on a topic) |
Universal |
19 Feb 2022 |
| Bookworm-ish sort, say |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Uncool one |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Pi Day celebrant, maybe |
Universal |
29 Jan 2022 |
| Theater ___ (someone who knows all the words to 'Hamilton,' maybe) |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Geeky person |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2022 |
| Member of a Stanford 'Nation' |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Emoji with thick-rimmed glasses |
USA Today |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Trivia enthusiast, perhaps |
USA Today |
18 Dec 2021 |
| Obsessive fiddler died for love |
|
|
| Obsessive fiddler died for love |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Dec 2021 |
| Bore put up contribution to ground rent |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Dec 2021 |
| Stereotypical sci-fi conventioneer |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Brainy sort |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Someone who is great academically but socially inept |
|
|
| Fluent speaker of Elvish, say |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Uncool one who lately is sort of cool |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2021 |
| Stereotypical bookworm |
Universal |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Tech department worker, stereotypically |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Egghead relative |
Family Time |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Friend can't mingle with this introvert, in fact |
|
|
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Sep 2021 |
| Brainy outcast |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Sporcle enthusiast, perhaps |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2021 |
| 'Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___' (2015 TV movie) |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2021 |
| Tech-support type |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Stereotypical techie |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Stereotypical techie |
The Washington Post |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Socially inept, bookish stereotype |
Family Time |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Expert enthusiast |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2021 |
| Single-minded expert |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Single-minded expert |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Lead-in to core or fest |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Overenthusiastic buff |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jul 2021 |
| One who's able to rattle off digits of pi, perhaps |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Stereotypical programmer |
Universal |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Geeky one |
|
|
| Awkward smarty-pants, perhaps |
Universal |
11 Jun 2021 |
| Part of the portmanteau 'Blerd' |
USA Today |
29 May 2021 |
| Dweeb |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 May 2021 |
| Brainy sort |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
| Stereotypical tech fanatic |
Family Time |
17 May 2021 |
| Stereotypical mathlete |
Wall Street Journal |
08 May 2021 |
| Bookish sort |
The Washington Post |
07 May 2021 |
| Bookish sort |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2021 |
| Uncool one |
Newsday |
03 May 2021 |
| Dweeb |
Canadiana |
03 May 2021 |
| 'Lemon' band |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2021 |
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Uncool fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Stereotypical techie |
Universal |
13 Mar 2021 |
| Obsessive fan |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2021 |
| Boring student starts to name each ruddy dog! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Stereotypical Comic-Con attendee |
Universal |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Homework lover, say |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2021 |
| One may be a mathlete |
Universal |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Stereotypical trivia whiz |
Universal |
06 Feb 2021 |
| Unhip type |
The Washington Post |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Unhip type |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Stereotypical mathlete |
Universal |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Crossword maker, e.g |
USA Today |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Geeky type |
|
|
| "Dungeons and Dragons" fan, stereotypically |
|
|
| With 49-Down, shout after geeking out |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Study too much, with ''out'' |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Geek in dinner date |
|
|
| ___ Nation (nickname for Stanford) |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2020 |
| Pi Day celebrant, perhaps |
Universal |
15 Nov 2020 |
| Single-minded expert |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2020 |
| One obsessed in new way renouncing whiskey |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Techie, often |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Techie, often |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Black ___ Problems (pop culture website) |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2020 |
| One who studies too much, slangily |
|
|
| Uncool one |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Uncool one |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Peter Parker, e.g |
USA Today |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Bookish sort |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Oct 2020 |
| One who knows all the answers, maybe |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2020 |
| Geeky type |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2020 |
| Brainy introvert |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2020 |
| Dweeby sort |
Premier Sunday |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Geek (out) |
Universal |
26 Aug 2020 |
| Awkward person regularly in tears on date |
|
|
| Bookish type |
Jonesin |
18 Aug 2020 |
| Dorky sort |
The Washington Post |
11 Aug 2020 |
| Dorky sort |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2020 |
| Type of person known for being bookish |
Family Time |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Oafish one |
Canadiana |
03 Aug 2020 |
| Irritating student starts to name every racing driver |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Jun 2020 |
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2020 |
| Boringly studious person |
The Times Concise |
03 Jun 2020 |
| Socially awkward one |
Newsday |
27 May 2020 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Stereotypical bookworm |
Universal |
07 May 2020 |
| D&D fan, stereotypically |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 May 2020 |
| Unhip one |
Newsday |
29 Apr 2020 |
| Socially awkward one |
|
|
| Stereotypical egghead |
Universal |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Bookish sort |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Geeky type |
LA Times Daily |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Geeky type |
The Washington Post |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Dweeby fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2020 |
| Stereotypical gamer |
Universal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Bully's target |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Wonk |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2020 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Crossword fanatic, perhaps |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2020 |
| Bookworm, maybe |
The New Yorker |
20 Jan 2020 |
| Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
Universal |
20 Jan 2020 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Social oddball |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Social oddball |
The Washington Post |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Geeky guy |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
|
|
| Trainspotter's not heading for a road |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Nov 2019 |
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2019 |
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
The Washington Post |
23 Oct 2019 |
| One may enjoy studying |
Universal |
23 Oct 2019 |
| Square type |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Geek |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Oct 2019 |
| Unlikely prom king or queen |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Comic-Con attendee |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Comic-Con attendee |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Socially inept sort |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2019 |
| Hardly Mr. Cool |
The Washington Post |
21 Sep 2019 |
| Hardly Mr. Cool |
LA Times Daily |
21 Sep 2019 |
| 'Angry Video Game ___' (web series featuring a profane game reviewer) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Sep 2019 |
| In-crowd outsider |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2019 |
| A studious sort, slangily |
|
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| Professor Frink on “The Simpsons,” e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Aug 2019 |
| In-crowd outcast |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2019 |
| Extreme aficionado |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2019 |
| Spend all weekend solving crosswords, say, with 'out' |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Geek spotted in diner, dribbling |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Jun 2019 |
| Geeky kind |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
USA Today |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Superbrainy sort |
New York Times |
28 May 2019 |
| Buff to an excessive extent |
Newsday |
25 May 2019 |
| Anthony Michael Hall role, say |
The New Yorker |
20 May 2019 |
| Geeky one |
|
|
| Socially challenged one, often |
LA Times Daily |
05 May 2019 |
| Socially challenged one, often |
The Washington Post |
05 May 2019 |
| Stereotypical Pi Day celebrant |
Universal |
04 May 2019 |
| Trivia night champion, perhaps |
Universal |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Obsessive hobbyist |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Wonkish sort |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2019 |
| Someone deemed to lack social skills |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Uncool person |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2019 |
| Sheldon Cooper, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Studious misfit |
|
|
| Geek |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2019 |
| Another word for "geek" |
|
|
| Wonk |
Canadiana |
25 Feb 2019 |
| One may celebrate Pi Day |
Universal |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Stereotyped computer genius |
|
|
| Geeky type, as gamers or comic book enthusiasts, stereotypically |
|
|
| Social goofball |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2019 |
| Bookish type |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jan 2019 |
| Bookish type |
The Washington Post |
28 Jan 2019 |
| Geek's cousin |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2019 |
| Geek's cousin |
The Washington Post |
14 Jan 2019 |
| Word reportedly coined in Seuss' 'If I Ran the Zoo' |
The Washington Post |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Word reportedly coined in Seuss' "If I Ran the Zoo" |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Pocket protector wearer, stereotypically |
|
|
| Wonkish sort |
|
|
| Superbrainy sort |
|
|
| Spend all weekend solving crosswords, say, with "out" |
|
|
| One may celebrate Pi Day |
|
|
| One may enjoy studying |
|
|
| Stereotypical Pi Day celebrant |
|
|
| Trivia night champion, perhaps |
|
|
| In-crowd outcast |
|
|
| Socially inept sort |
|
|
| Word reportedly coined in Seuss' "If I Ran the Zoo" |
|
|
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
|
|
| Socially challenged one, often |
|
|
| Pocket protector wearer, stereotypically |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Hardly Mr. Cool |
|
|
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Geek's cousin |
|
|
| Comic-Con attendee |
|
|
| Bookish type |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king or queen |
|
|
| Sheldon Cooper, e.g. |
|
|
| Professor Frink on "The Simpsons," e.g. |
|
|
| In-crowd outsider |
|
|
| Social goofball |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Teen comedy stock character |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Stereotypical techie |
|
|
| One obsessed in new way renouncing whiskey |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Head-buried-in-books type |
Universal |
09 Nov 2018 |
| Mathlete, not an athlete |
Universal |
08 Nov 2018 |
| Person with a great passion for all things computers |
|
|
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Urkel, for one |
Universal |
27 Oct 2018 |
| A geeky type who may be good with gadgets |
|
|
| A geek, who could be socially awkward |
|
|
| Socially awkward person who is good in Science, stereotypically |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king |
Universal |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Techie stereotype |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2018 |
| Techie stereotype |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2018 |
| Geek |
|
|
| Geek |
Universal |
20 Sep 2018 |
| Social oddball |
|
|
| A brainiac or bookworm, stereotypically |
|
|
| Bookish type |
|
|
| Comic book reader, stereotypically |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2018 |
| Stereotypical brainy highschooler |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
17 Aug 2018 |
| Brainy sort |
|
|
| Techie, stereotypically |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Stupid person from meaner dormitory |
|
|
| Hooligan holds Rex to be a geek |
|
|
| Uncool one who lately is sort of cool |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2018 |
| Uncool one who lately is sort of cool |
The Washington Post |
15 Jul 2018 |
| One probably not with the jocks at the lunch table |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2018 |
| U-turn from jock |
Universal |
17 Jun 2018 |
| Bully's target, often |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Geeky sort |
Universal |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Anorak, seen in corner, dirty |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 May 2018 |
| Geeky type |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 May 2018 |
| Adorkable one |
LA Times Daily |
24 May 2018 |
| Adorkable one |
The Washington Post |
24 May 2018 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Herd member? |
Universal |
09 May 2018 |
| Get anorak from Designer Delights |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Apr 2018 |
| Geek's way to reach Tyneside from the south? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Bookworm, stereotypically |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2018 |
| Put-down that nowadays may be worn as a badge of honor |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2018 |
| Geek kin |
Universal |
23 Feb 2018 |
| Young Sheldon, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Socially awkward one |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Socially awkward one |
The Washington Post |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Studious type |
|
|
| U-turn from jock |
|
|
| Techie, often |
|
|
| Techie stereotype |
|
|
| One probably not with the jocks at the lunch table |
|
|
| Put-down that nowadays may be worn as a badge of honor |
|
|
| Comic book reader, stereotypically |
|
|
| Techie, stereotypically |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| Socially awkward one |
|
|
| Bookish sort |
|
|
| Adorkable one |
|
|
| Bully's target, often |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
|
|
| Aficionado |
|
|
| Dweeby fellow |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| Uncool one who lately is sort of cool |
|
|
| Geek kin |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Head-buried-in-books type |
|
|
| Urkel, for one |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king |
|
|
| Herd member? |
|
|
| Mathlete, not an athlete |
|
|
| Dweeb |
Universal |
31 Dec 2017 |
| Pi Day celebrant, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Stereotypical techie |
The Washington Post |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Stereotypical techie |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Once uncool sort who's now sort of cool |
The Washington Post |
24 Dec 2017 |
| Once uncool sort who's now sort of cool |
LA Times Daily |
24 Dec 2017 |
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Nonsocial studier |
Universal |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Geek |
The Washington Post |
22 Nov 2017 |
| Geek |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2017 |
| Get excited about crosswords, say, with 'out' |
New York Times |
29 Oct 2017 |
| Anorak (informal) |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Oct 2017 |
| A brainiac or bookworm, stereotypically |
|
|
| Steve Urkel, for one |
The Washington Post Sunday |
24 Sep 2017 |
| Stereotyped brainiac |
|
|
| Stereotypical Geek Squad employee |
The Washington Post |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Stereotypical Geek Squad employee |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Square one |
The Washington Post |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Square one |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Societal goofball |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2017 |
| Stereotypical techie |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Uncool type |
Premier Sunday |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Geek |
|
|
| A bookworm, the opposite of a jock |
|
|
| Stereotypical comic book fan |
USA Today |
16 Jun 2017 |
| Geek's relative |
Universal |
15 Jun 2017 |
| Homework lover, maybe |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2017 |
| Geeky one |
Newsday |
22 May 2017 |
| The geeky sort |
|
|
| Unhip type |
Premier Sunday |
07 May 2017 |
| Geeky sort |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2017 |
| Geeky sort |
The Washington Post |
05 Apr 2017 |
| Jerry Lewis's 'Nutty Professor' was an early example of one |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Socially inept person |
The Times Concise |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Socially awkward type |
The Washington Post |
18 Mar 2017 |
| Socially awkward type |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2017 |
| Geeky, bookish sort |
Universal |
26 Feb 2017 |
| Bookish one |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Jock's antithesis |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2017 |
| Small, fruity candy |
Universal |
11 Jan 2017 |
| Dork |
Universal |
10 Jan 2017 |
| Brainiac, stereotypically |
New York Times |
06 Jan 2017 |
| Dweeby, bookish type |
Universal |
03 Jan 2017 |
| Dork |
|
|
| Homework lover, maybe |
|
|
| Geek's relative |
|
|
| Jerry Lewis's "Nutty Professor" was an early example of one |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
|
|
| Once uncool sort who's now sort of cool |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
|
|
| Geeky, bookish sort |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| Get excited about crosswords, say, with "out" |
|
|
| Socially awkward type |
|
|
| Societal goofball |
|
|
| Small, fruity candy |
|
|
| Stereotypical comic book fan |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Square one |
|
|
| Stereotypical Geek Squad employee |
|
|
| Nonsocial studier |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Brainiac, stereotypically |
|
|
| Dweeby, bookish type |
|
|
| Uncool kid |
USA Today |
20 Dec 2016 |
| Obsessive enthusiast |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2016 |
| Test fan, say |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2016 |
| Future billionaire, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Nov 2016 |
| Techie, traditionally |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Do 10 crosswords in a row, say, with 'out' |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Dorky sort |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2016 |
| Retired doctor's a space geek |
|
|
| Socially maladroit sort |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Egghead, in stereotypes |
Universal |
22 Aug 2016 |
| Unhip sort |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2016 |
| Social misfit |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2016 |
| Pal for a geek, maybe |
The Washington Post |
10 Jun 2016 |
| Stereotypical IT staffer |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2016 |
| Half the kids turned geek |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 May 2016 |
| Uncool type |
Universal |
04 May 2016 |
| Dorkmeister |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2016 |
| Dorky type |
Universal |
04 Apr 2016 |
| Discovered in container driven by local technical specialist |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Apr 2016 |
| Hardly Joe Cool |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
25 Mar 2016 |
| Poindexter |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Mar 2016 |
| High school bookworm |
Universal |
02 Feb 2016 |
| Steve Urkel or Napoleon Dynamite |
The Washington Post |
01 Feb 2016 |
| Geek some winner? Doubtless! |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2016 |
| Geek |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jan 2016 |
| Unlikely prom king |
The Washington Post |
27 Jan 2016 |
| Techie type |
The Washington Post |
26 Jan 2016 |
| Hardly Joe Cool |
|
|
| Uncool kid |
|
|
| Dorky sort |
|
|
| Unhip sort |
|
|
| Social misfit |
|
|
| High school bookworm |
|
|
| Egghead, in stereotypes |
|
|
| Socially maladroit sort |
|
|
| Do 10 crosswords in a row, say, with "out" |
|
|
| Almost any character on 'The Big Bang Theory' |
New York Times |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Not one of the cool crowd |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2015 |
| Techie type |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2015 |
| Geeky sort |
Premier Sunday |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Dork |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Nov 2015 |
| Intelligent but single-minded expert |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Unlikely prom king |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2015 |
| Eggheady sort |
Universal |
30 Oct 2015 |
| Bookworm |
Universal |
26 Oct 2015 |
| Pi Day celebrant, stereotypically |
LA Times Daily |
22 Oct 2015 |
| Anyone able to rattle off more than 10 digits of pi, probably |
Jonesin |
20 Oct 2015 |
| Java aficionado, of a sort |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Oct 2015 |
| Techie, stereotypically |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2015 |
| Intellectual misfit |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Bookworm, scornfully |
Universal |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Uncool type |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2015 |
| "The Big Bang Theory" type |
LA Times Daily |
21 Sep 2015 |
| One scoring 100% on Sporcle quizzes, say |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2015 |
| Unhip sort |
LA Times Daily |
31 Aug 2015 |
| Uncool student |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2015 |
| Stereotypical computer whiz |
LA Times Daily |
23 Aug 2015 |
| Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2015 |
| Book lover to the extreme |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2015 |
| Square |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2015 |
| Egghead |
Premier Sunday |
31 May 2015 |
| Uncool sort |
Universal |
30 May 2015 |
| High school stereotype |
Universal |
13 May 2015 |
| One short on social skills |
Jonesin |
12 May 2015 |
| Bookworm, in stereotypes |
Universal |
06 Apr 2015 |
| Anorak - mostly green, found on road |
|
|
| Anorak - mostly green, found on road |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Mar 2015 |
| Single-minded expert |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Uncool one |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Feb 2015 |
| Geek |
New York Times |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Bookworm |
|
|
| Ultramega "Star Wars" fan, e.g. |
|
|
| Egghead |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Stereotypical Comic-Con attendee |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Hardly Mr. Cool |
|
|
| Single-minded expert |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| Computer pro, perhaps |
|
|
| Stereotypical computer whiz |
|
|
| Uncool person |
|
|
| Egghead |
|
|
| Uncool one |
|
|
| Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
|
|
| Pi Day celebrant, stereotypically |
|
|
| Techie, stereotypically |
|
|
| Uncool type |
|
|
| Almost any character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| One scoring 100% on Sporcle quizzes, say |
|
|
| Unhip sort |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king |
|
|
| Square |
|
|
| Bookworm, stereotypically |
|
|
| Uncool student |
|
|
| "The Big Bang Theory" type |
|
|
| Intellectual misfit |
|
|
| Techie, traditionally |
|
|
| Techie type |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
|
|
| Not one of the cool crowd |
|
|
| Java aficionado, of a sort |
|
|
| Dweeby type |
|
|
| Book lover to the extreme |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| High school stereotype |
|
|
| Eggheady sort |
|
|
| Bookworm, scornfully |
|
|
| Bookworm, in stereotypes |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| Role in many teen flicks |
|
|
| Person who may be "adorkable" |
|
|
| Social greenhorn |
|
|
| Eggheady sort, in stereotypes |
|
|
| Dweeby sort |
|
|
| Unhip one |
|
|
| Geeky guy |
|
|
| In-group outcast |
|
|
| Many a comic book collector |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Brainy, socially inept sort |
|
|
| Taped-eyeglasses wearer |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| Social misfit |
|
|
| Square |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| Member of a subculture that's gone mainstream |
|
|
| Member of a vengeful movie clique |
|
|
| Academia nut? |
|
|
| Many a Pi Day celebrant |
|
|
| Unlikely party animal |
|
|
| Unlikely homecoming king |
|
|
| With 77-Across, when combined into one word, national trivia championship, e.g. |
|
|
| One whose favorite website is Sporcle, say |
|
|
| Filmdom's Napoleon Dynamite, for one |
|
|
| Trekkie, to some |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| Computer geek, for instance |
|
|
| Hardly Mr. Cool |
|
|
| Dweeb's cousin |
|
|
| Dweeby sort |
|
|
| Weenie |
|
|
| Square one |
|
|
| Stereotypical computer programmer |
|
|
| Swot : Britain :: ___ : America |
|
|
| Wonk |
|
|
| "Happy Days" put-down |
|
|
| Taped eyeglasses wearer |
|
|
| Twerp's cousin |
|
|
| Stereotypical techie |
|
|
| Pi Day celebrant, perhaps |
|
|
| Stereotypical Mensan |
|
|
| Bookish person |
|
|
| Pocket-protector sporter, stereotypically |
|
|
| Bookish persona |
|
|
| One who might snort when he laughs |
|
|
| Bookworm, maybe |
|
|
| Napoleon Dynamite, e.g. |
|
|
| One lacking social graces |
|
|
| Hardly one of the in crowd |
|
|
| Brainy person, and proud of it |
|
|
| Poindexter |
|
|
| Social washout |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king |
|
|
| Mathlete, stereotypically |
|
|
| Dweeb's kin |
|
|
| Jonathan Coulton fan, perhaps |
|
|
| Geek's cousin |
|
|
| Social outcast |
|
|
| Taped-eyeglasses wearer |
|
|
| Uncool bookworm |
|
|
| Uncool student |
|
|
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
|
|
| Bully's target, often |
|
|
| Socially inept sort |
|
|
| Stereotypically uncool collegian |
|
|
| Oddball of a sort |
|
|
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king candidate |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
|
|
| Unlikely party animal |
|
|
| Dweeby type |
|
|
| Social misfit |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king candidate |
|
|
| Teen comedy stereotype |
|
|
| Scholastic sort, perhaps |
|
|
| Unlikely party animal |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Square figure |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| Unlikely prom king |
|
|
| Uncool collegian |
|
|
| Oddball of a sort |
|
|
| Stereotypical sporter of a pocket protector |
|
|
| Uncool collegian |
|
|
| Poindexter type |
|
|
| Geeky type |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Socially challenged person |
|
|
| Uncool one |
|
|
| Outcast, sometimes |
|
|
| Bookish type |
|
|
| One needing social work? |
|
|
| Teen comedy stereotype |
|
|
| Dorky sort |
|
|
| Geeky sort found within this puzzle's four longest answers |
|
|
| Overly techie type |
|
|
| Rick Moranis in "Ghostbusters," e.g. |
|
|
| Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
|
|
| Scholastic stereotype |
|
|
| Pocket protector wearer, in stereotypes |
|
|
| Egghead |
|
|
| Bookworm, stereotypically |
|
|
| Dweeb's kin |
|
|
| Anyone who can speak Klingon, e.g. |
|
|
| Square type |
|
|
| Lover of brain games |
|
|
| Dork |
|
|
| One needing social work? |
|
|
| Teen comedy stereotype |
|
|
| Creature in Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran the Zoo" |
|
|
| Quiz bowl lover, say |
|
|
| Bart's friend Milhouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Slashdot reader, according to its slogan |
|
|
| Bully's frequent target |
|
|
| Swirlie victim, perhaps |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| Computer geek, e.g. |
|
|
| Single-minded sort |
|
|
| Socially inept type |
|
|
| Computer geek, e.g. |
|
|
| Society oddball |
|
|
| Uncool type |
|
|
| Overly bookish sort |
|
|
| Black-sock wearer in gym, stereotypically |
|
|
| Bully's prey, traditionally |
|
|
| In-crowd outcast |
|
|
| Square |
|
|
| Stereotypical pocket-protector wearer |
|
|
| Unlikely party animal |
|
|
| Square of a sort |
|
|
| Brainiac's put-down |
|
|
| Pocket protector wearer, perhaps |
|
|
| Overly academic type |
|
|
| Intellectual sort |
|
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| Dweeb's cousin |
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| Dork |
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| Society oddball |
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| Bully's target |
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| Socially inept type |
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| Geeky one |
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| Single-minded sort |
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| Hardly Mr. Cool |
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| Dweeb |
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| High-school put-down |
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| One who might celebrate Pi Day |
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| Dweeb |
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| Mathlete, stereotypically |
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| Dorky sort |
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| Dweeby sort |
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| Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
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| Jock's counterpart |
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| Uncool stereotype |
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| Uncool sort |
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| "Happy Days" put-down |
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| High school outcast |
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| "American ___" (Benjamin Nugent book) |
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| Campus misfit |
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| Unlikely class president |
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| Drip |
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| Geeky guy |
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| Steve Urkel, for one |
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| Uncool one |
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| Uncool sort |
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| Teen movie stereotype |
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| "Kick me" sign wearer, stereotypically |
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| Geekazoid |
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| Societal klutz |
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| Teen movie stereotype |
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| Geeky type |
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| Societal klutz |
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| Square figure |
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| Unlikely class president |
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| Poindexter |
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| Guy with his nose always stuck in a book |
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| Obsessive type |
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| Square |
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| One lacking social graces |
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| Weenie |
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| In-group outcast |
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| Bully's target, perhaps |
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| Unlikely homecoming king |
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| Unpopular sort |
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| Totally unhip type |
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| Stereotypical sci-fi fan |
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| Scholastic stereotype |
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| Pocket-protector sporter |
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| Geeky guy |
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| Bookish type |
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| Common teen-movie persona |
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| Straight-A student, stereotypically |
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| Antisocial sort |
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| Dweeb's pal |
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| Inept individual |
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| Bookish type |
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| Obsessive type |
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| Poindexter |
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| Uncool type |
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| Bully's prey, perhaps |
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| Whom a bully may bully |
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| Social oddball |
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| Dweeb |
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| Square sort |
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| Steve Urkel, e.g. |
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| Square figure |
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| Unlikely clique member |
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| Square, updated |
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| Hardly Mr. Cool |
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| Computer geek |
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| Bookworm, in stereotypes |
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| Brainy, socially inept sort |
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| Unhip sort |
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| Square sort |
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| Unlikely party animal |
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| Studious sort, and proud of it |
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| Social misfit |
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| Bully's target, maybe |
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| "Happy Days" put-down |
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| Unlikely escort for a prom queen |
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| Geekazoid |
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| Dweeb |
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| Geeky guy |
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| Unlikely class president |
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| Bully's victim, often |
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| Bookish one |
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| High school bookworm, stereotypically |
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| Drip |
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| IT guy, stereotypically |
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| Pocket-protected one of stereotypes |
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| Pocket protector purchaser |
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| Overly bookish type, stereotypically |
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| Unhip type |
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| Uncool character |
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| Stereotypical computer hacker |
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| Square figure? |
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| Social oddball |
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| Drip |
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| Social nonentity |
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| High-school misfit |
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| Square sort |
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| Excessive studier |
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| Pocket-protector wearer, perhaps |
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| Egghead |
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| Uncool fellow, stereotypically |
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| Social outcast |
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| Overly bookish sort |
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| Whom a bully may bully |
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| Inept individual, stereotypically |
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| Social misfit |
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| Uncool one |
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| Computer geek, for instance |
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| Eggheady sort |
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| Pocket-protector wearer, stereotypically |
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| Geeky sort |
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| Scholastic stereotype |
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| Computer __ |
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| Square sort |
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| Uncool dude |
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| Square ones |
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| Social misfit |
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| Poindexter |
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| Pocket-protector wearer |
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| Dork |
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| Social lightweight |
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| In-crowd outcast |
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| Computer __ |
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| Dweeb |
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| Square, now |
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| Steve Urkel on "Family Matters," e.g. |
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| Dweeb |
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| Wonk |
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| Encyclopedia reader from A to Z, say |
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| Square |
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| Uncool character |
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| Bookish type, often |
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| Mr. Uncool |
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| Stereotypical pocket protector wearer |
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| Hardly a BMOC |
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| Hardly the life of the party |
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| Social misfit |
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| Square figure? |
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| Wonk |
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| Socially inept one |
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| Black-sock wearer in gym, perhaps |
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| Dweeb |
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| Uncool fellow |
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| Uncool character |
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| Bookworm |
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| Wonk |
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| Hardly the life of the party |
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| Bookish type, often |
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| Overly bookish sort |
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| Bookworm, perhaps |
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| Eggheady sort, stereotypically |
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| Computer geek |
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| Geeky sort |
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| Quirky character |
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|
| Word coined by Dr. Seuss |
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| Social dud, stereotypically |
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| Social outcast |
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| Square figure? |
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| High-school outcast |
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| Pocket protector wearer, perhaps |
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|
| Teen-movie persona |
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|
| Hardly The Fonz |
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|
| Unlikely prom king |
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| Social misfit |
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| Eggheady sort, stereotypically |
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| One who ruins the curve, stereotypically |
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| Social bungler |
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| Prey for a bully |
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| Highbrow without a social life |
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| Socially clueless sort |
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| Modern misfit |
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| Propeller-head |
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| Dweeb |
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| Creature in Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran the Zoo" |
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| Computer geek, e.g. |
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|
| Geeky guy |
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|
| Jock's opposite |
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|
| "Kick me" sign wearer? |
|
|
| Geeky sort |
|
|
| Social misfit |
|
|
| Societal klutz |
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|
| Word introduced by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo" |
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|
| Highbrow without a social life |
|
|
| Prey for a bully |
|
|
| Stereotypical science student |
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|
| Studious misfit |
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| Propellerhead |
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|
| Potsie, to the Fonz |
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|
| Unhip type |
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|
| Socially inept one |
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|
| Egghead type |
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|
| Bookworm, perhaps |
|
|
| Nonsocial type |
|
|
| Computer geek, e.g. |
|
|
| Hardly a BMOC |
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|
| Socially inept sort |
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|
| One with no hope in a popularity contest |
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|
| Dork |
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|
| One who's unhip |
|
|
| Typical Rick Moranis film role |
|
|
| Bully's prey, in stereotypes |
|
|
| Hardly a BMOC |
|
|
| Socially challenged person |
|
|
| Unhip type |
|
|
| Egghead |
|
|
| High school misfit |
|
|
| Hardly a BMOC |
|
|
| Hardly Joe Cool |
|
|
| Class scapegoat |
|
|
| Uncool sort |
|
|
| Pocket protector user |
|
|
| Class scapegoat |
|
|
| Hardly Joe Cool |
|
|
| Uncool one |
|
|
| One short on social skills |
|
|
| Brainy one |
|
|
| Dr Seuss' zoo character |
|
|
| Egghead |
|
|
| Web head |
|
|
| Unlikely class president |
|
|
| High school misfit |
|
|
| Computer geek, e.g. |
|
|
| Jock's antithesis |
|
|
| Beanie wearer, maybe |
|
|
| Uncool fellow |
|
|
| Bully's target |
|
|
| No hipster |
|
|
| Goofball |
|
|
| Egghead, perhaps |
|
|
| One short on social skills |
|
|
| Uncool character |
|
|
| Techie, maybe |
|
|
| Techie, often |
|
|
| Techie type |
|
|
| Computer ___ |
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|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Socially challenged person |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| Uncool character |
|
|
| Oddball |
|
|
| Probably not the king of the prom |
|
|
| Not the most popular type |
|
|
| Goofball |
|
|
| Antisocial type |
|
|
| Bookish type |
|
|
| Bookworm, to a bully |
|
|
| Dotcom millionaire, stereotypically |
|
|
| High school bookworm, in stereotypes |
|
|
| High school bookworm, stereotypically |
|
|
| Social outcast, maybe |
|
|
| School stereotype |
|
|
| Obsessive hobbyist |
|
|
| Unhip person |
|
|
| Role in many teen flicks |
|
|
| Pocket protector wearer |
|
|
| Misfit |
|
|
| Goofball |
|
|
| Bully's prey, traditionally |
|
|
| Bully's target, often |
|
|
| Overly bookish sort, stereotypically |
|
|
| Socially inept loser |
|
|
| Computer -- |
|
|
| Campus misfit |
|
|
| Pocket protector wearer, stereotypically |
|
|
| Stereotypical computer programmer |
|
|
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
|
|
| Computer ___ |
|
|
| Square, updated |
|
|
| Social dud |
|
|
| Bookworm, scornfully |
|
|
| Social misfit |
|
|
| Future internet billionaire, maybe |
|
|
| Antisocial sort |
|
|
| Socially challenged person |
|
|
| Bore put up contribution to ground rent |
|
|
| Revenge-seeker of film |
|
|
| Not a BMOC |
|
|
| Totally unhip type |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Geek |
|
|
| High school stereotype |
|
|
| Computer whiz perhaps |
|
|
| Misfit |
|
|
| Unpopular sort |
|
|
| Mr. Uncool |
|
|
| Doofus-y sort |
|
|
| Dateless sort |
|
|
| Bully's prey, often |
|
|
| Pocket protecter purchaser, perhaps |
|
|
| Technowhiz |
|
|
| One who's socially clueless |
|
|
| Dilbert, e.g. |
|
|
| One who isn't in |
|
|
| Overly brainy sort |
|
|
| Person who gets picked on |
|
|
| Propeller-head |
|
|
| This may be hard to date |
|
|
| Uncool one |
|
|
| Unlikely candidate for prom king |
|
|
| Unlikely class president |
|
|
| Revenge taker in a 1984 comedy |
|
|
| Internet addict, perhaps |
|
|
| Social outcast |
|
|
| Social flop |
|
|
| No bon vivant he |
|
|
| Grind |
|
|
| Computer whiz |
|
|
| Butt of jokes |
|
|
| Schmo |
|
|
| Single-minded person |
|
|
| Socially ineffectual person |
|
|
| Square one |
|
|
| Wimp |
|
|
| Socially clueless sort |
|
|
| Social misfit |
|
|
| Turkey |
|
|
| Social greenhorn |
|
|
| Campus pariah |
|
|
| Social dud |
|
|
| Goofball |
|
|
| Square |
|
|
| Disappointing date, maybe |
|
|
| Computer devotee |
|
|
| Campus outcast |
|
|
| Feckless fellow |
|
|
| High school misfit |
|
|
| Urkel of Family Matters for one |
|
|
| Hardly a hipster |
|
|
| Brainy, socially inept sort |
|
|
| Bookworm |
|
|
| Teen outcast |
|
|
| Goofball |
|
|
| One socially challenged |
|
|
| Computer___ |
|
|
| One-tracker |
|
|
| Taped eyeglasses wearer |
|
|
| Square, updated |
|
|
| Misfit, of a sort |
|
|
| Goofy character |
|
|
| Inept individual |
|
|
| Unpopular student |
|
|
| No sophisticate he |
|
|
| Pill |
|
|
| Uncool fellow |
|
|
| Teen outcast |
|
|
| One who's not in |
|
|
| Techie to some |
|
|
| Loser |
|
|
| Dull one |
|
|
| One who's socially challenged |
|
|
| Uncool fellow |
|
|
| Common butt of jokes |
|
|
| "The ___," 1987 Shue play |
|
|
| Twerp's cousin |
|
|
| Twerp |
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|
| Wonk, maybe |
|
|
| Modern square |
|
|
| Contemporary dull one |
|
|
| Bore |
|
|
| Jerk |
|
|
| "The ___," Shue play |
|
|
| Wimp's cousin |
|
|
| Uncool collegian |
|
|
| Drip |
|
|
| Simp of a sort |
|
|
| Dull guy |
|
|
| Drip's cousin |
|
|
| Clodhopper's cousin |
|
|
| Oaf |
|
|
| Lunkhead |
|
|
| Ineffectual person |
|
|
| Twerp's next of kin |
|
|
| Twerp or jerk |
|
|
| A real drip |
|
|
| Schlemiel |
|
|
| A jerk |
|
|
| Dullard, in spades |
|
|
| Campus character |
|
|
| Wimp |
|
|
| Dolt |
|
|
| Dull one |
|
|
| Lout: Slang |
|
|
| Square figure? |
|
|
| Stereotypical "xkcd" fan |
|
|
| President of the Chess Club, to some |
|
|
| One who might celebrate Towel Day |
|
|
| IT guy, stereotypically |
|
|
| 4chan contributor, stereotypically |
|
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