| Passionately brainy |
Universal |
30 Aug 2025 |
| Like someone who geeks out watching "Jeopardy!" |
USA Today |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Prone to geeking out |
New York Times Mini |
15 May 2025 |
| "White & ___" (Weird Al parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin' ") |
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| Geeky |
The Telegraph Plusword |
25 Feb 2025 |
| Overly studious |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Feb 2025 |
| "White & ___" (2006 Weird Al Yankovic parody) |
New York Times |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Like Sheldon and Leonard (but not Sheldon Leonard) |
|
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| Really into board games, maybe |
Universal |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Quirkily enthusiastic about science, maybe |
New York Times Mini |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Like many future Silicon Valley CEOs, as kids |
|
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| Like someone whose interests include crosswords, LARPing, and Jeopardy |
|
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| Obsessive loner, dynamically encapsulated (5) |
|
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| Clumsy, foolish or socially inept (5) |
|
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| Uncool French marshal blocking road (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
08 Aug 2024 |
| Geeky |
Commuter |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Geeky |
The Telegraph Mini |
09 Jul 2024 |
| Bookish, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Uncool French marshal blocking road (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Like brainiacs |
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| Brainy |
USA Today |
24 May 2024 |
| Really into crosswords, maybe |
Universal |
23 May 2024 |
| Geeky |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2024 |
| Bookish PhD beset by desire to make a comeback |
|
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| Geeky foreigner dying to interrupt (5) |
|
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| Into niche topics, perhaps |
USA Today |
01 May 2024 |
| Like a crossword enthusiast, say |
USA Today |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Knowledgeable but socially awkward (5) |
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| Like Velma |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Wonkish |
Commuter |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Like a geek |
Universal |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Socially boring partner dying to interrupt? (5) |
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| Really, really into crosswords, say |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Passionately brainy |
New York Times Mini |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Hardly hip |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Oct 2023 |
| Hardly cool |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Not at all hip |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2023 |
| Like an anorak? |
The Guardian Quick |
10 May 2023 |
| Geeky |
LA Times Daily |
29 Mar 2023 |
| Like a tech geek |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2023 |
| Hardly hip |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2023 |
| Bookish |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Brainy |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2022 |
| Geeky |
USA Today |
15 Sep 2022 |
| Hardly hip |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jul 2022 |
| Square |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2022 |
| Square |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2022 |
| Like a dweeb |
Premier Sunday |
01 May 2022 |
| Like a 36-Across, in a good way! |
Universal |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Obsessive leading lady departs in state |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 Feb 2022 |
| Obsessive leading lady departs in state |
|
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| Studious and introverted, say |
Universal |
14 Jan 2022 |
| Like a techie, say |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Geeky |
Universal |
23 Jul 2021 |
| Wonkish |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2021 |
| Wonkish |
New York Times |
07 May 2021 |
| Technically adept, otherwise inept |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Not cool at all |
The Washington Post |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Not cool at all |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Like a stathead, say |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Bookish |
Canadiana |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Uncool |
Newsday |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Hardly hip |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2020 |
| Bookish, perhaps |
Thomas Joseph |
16 May 2020 |
| Bookish |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Dec 2019 |
| Like many characters in "The Big Bang Theory" |
Universal |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Unfashionably brainy |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2019 |
| Dweeby |
Canadiana |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Socially inept |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2019 |
| Geeky |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jul 2019 |
| Geekish |
Universal |
21 May 2019 |
| Socially inept, like most of the characters in "The Big Bang Theory" |
|
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| Hardly hip |
Universal |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Obsessed with video games, say |
Universal |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Unfashionably brainy |
|
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| Hardly hip |
|
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| Geekish |
|
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| Obsessed with video games, say |
|
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| Socially inept |
|
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| Hardly hip |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Dec 2018 |
| Like Urkel's persona |
Universal |
28 Nov 2018 |
| Like oversized glasses, to some |
The Washington Post |
26 May 2018 |
| Like oversized glasses, to some |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2018 |
| Dweebish |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Dweebish |
The Washington Post |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Like Urkel's persona |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Like oversized glasses, to some |
|
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| Like Dilbert |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2017 |
| 'White & ___' (2006 Weird Al parody song) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Like Steve Urkel |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Like many D&D players |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Sep 2017 |
| Not at all hip |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2017 |
| Like almost every major character on 'The Big Bang Theory' |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Passionately brainy, say |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Like almost every major character on "The Big Bang Theory" |
|
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| Like Dilbert |
|
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| Passionately brainy, say |
|
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| Dweebish |
Premier Sunday |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Like 'adorkable' people |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Sep 2016 |
| Far from cool |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jun 2016 |
| Socially inept duke invested in Tyneside railway |
|
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| Socially inept |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Apr 2016 |
| Like Dilbert |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Unhip |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2016 |
| Socially inept and bookish |
USA Today |
20 Nov 2015 |
| Like many comic con attendees |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2015 |
| Far from cool |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2015 |
| Square |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2015 |
| Square |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2015 |
| Far from cool |
|
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| Like many comic con attendees |
|
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| Socially inept and bookish |
|
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| "Weird Al" Yankovic's "White & ___" |
|
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| Square |
|
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| So unhip as to be hip, maybe |
|
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| Into role-playing, perhaps |
|
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| Far from cool |
|
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| Not much like a jock |
|
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| Unhip |
|
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| Totally square |
|
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| Square |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Like Dilbert or Urkel |
|
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| Like Dilbert's character |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Geeklike |
|
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| Dweebesque |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Unpopular, perhaps |
|
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| Like Professor Frink on "The Simpsons" |
|
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| Socially inept |
|
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| Like Bart's friend Milhouse |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Unhip |
|
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| Uncool |
|
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| Square |
|
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| Hardly hip |
|
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| Like a 12-Down |
|
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| Square |
|
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| Uncool |
|
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| Totally square |
|
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| Uncool |
|
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| Totally square |
|
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| Geeklike |
|
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| Not cool |
|
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| Hardly cool |
|
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| Like pocket protector wearers |
|
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| Square |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Like pocket protector wearers |
|
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| Hardly cool |
|
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| Dweebish |
|
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| Uncool |
|
|
| Better at science than social studies? |
|
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| Hardly hip |
|
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| Square, in a way |
|
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| Totally unhip |
|
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| Totally unhip |
|
|
| Into role-playing, perhaps |
|
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| Square, maybe |
|
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| Hardly hip |
|
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| Not at all cool |
|
|
| Bookish |
|
|
| Like a square |
|
|
| Like campus misfits |
|
|
| Like Eddie Murphy's Norbit |
|
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| Like a Poindexter |
|
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| Like Eddie Murphy's Norbit |
|
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| Square, in a way |
|
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| Not at all like a social butterfly |
|
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| Like a propellerhead |
|
|
| Like Dilbert |
|
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| Not hip |
|
|
| Not cool |
|
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| Far from cool |
|
|
| Socially inept |
|
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| Socially inept |
|
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| Not cool |
|
|
| Like a poindexter |
|
|
| Unstylish, perhaps |
|
|
| Like a square |
|
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| Geeklike |
|
|
| Like 28 Across |
|
|
| Totally unhip |
|
|
| Socially inept |
|
|
| Geek-like |
|
|
| Socially challenged |
|
|
| Like hackers? |
|
|
| Like Urkel |
|
|
| Like Dilbert |
|
|
| Like campus misfits |
|
|
| Square, in a way |
|
|
| Geek-like |
|
|
| Like a dork |
|
|
| Like a pencil pusher? |
|
|
| Like Dilbert |
|
|
| Like a nebbish |
|
|
| Cousin of wimpish |
|
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| Into cosplay, probably |
|
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| Like xkcd superfans |
|
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| Not cool |
|
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