what is a nerd/ geek????

Do i count? Work in Internet/Data for a communications company, did eBiz diploma and have a laptop at home and basically love all the techy toys but everyone who meets me thinks i am a dizzy blonde.... so go figure

Is a geek the same as a nerd??

do i count...i wear glasses. is it something we should be aspiring as the world changes the definitions of 'cool'?

no .... a geek ...plays with nerdy stuff .. but has social skills . . . a nerd does geeky nerdy stuff but has no social skill. . . making any sense hahaha

isn't a nerd someone who is just smart.... like good at all the subject he/she took at school??? like A+ student???

nemesis - does that make us geeks?

geek (gk)
n. Slang

A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.


nerd also nurd (nûrd)
n. Slang
A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.
A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.

nice one www.dictionary.com

yep.

I have a Masters Degree - does that make me a geek?

yes leopard .... we are geeks ..... and I love it!!! hahahaha I get to play with fun stuff

MissLeopard:

miss2 (ms)
n.
Miss Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or single woman. See Usage Note at Ms.
Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman: I beg your pardon, miss.
A young unmarried woman.
Miss Used in informal titles for a young woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity:

leop·ard (lprd)
n.

A large, ferocious cat (Panthera pardus) of Africa and southern Asia, having either tawny fur with dark rosettelike markings or black fur.
Any of several felines, such as the cheetah or the snow leopard.

Nemesis:

nem·e·sis (nm-ss)
n. pl. nem·e·ses (-sz)
A source of harm or ruin: Uncritical trust is my nemesis.
Retributive justice in its execution or outcome: To follow the proposed course of action is to invite nemesis.
An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.
One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.
Nemesis Greek Mythology. The goddess of retributive justice or vengeance.

I am not a goddess ...

that has yet to be revealed

I don't agree with dictionary.com there. I think "nerd" is more a derogatory term, or relating to someone who immerses themseleves totally with technology or similar "geeky" things. I agree with nemesis as far as the term "geek" goes. I think it implies that the person has more social skills.

...I would probably classify myself as a geek.

I disagree with dictionary.com too, I think both words have more coloquial meanings to us in NZ.

nice harvey . . . . I think most people on these boards are ... *waiting to be spit on*

MissL MissL MissL .....

yeah well same here dictionary.com seems wrong to me aswell.... what it says there, makes it look like both mean the same thing....

anyways missL you spelt my name wrong

space cadet
n. Slang

1) One who shows difficulty in grasping reality or
in responding appropriately to it; a spacy
person: “the screwups and the space cadets -
in other words, the fringe element” (Linda
Ellerbee).

2) Stimpson J. Cat's alter ego (Ren and Stimpy:
Space Madness episode)

Yup, I agree. Nerd = bad. Geek = less abd.

I am geek. *snort*

i'm bad like micheal jackson

nerd: wants to be... but cant


geek: has natural talent...


*from the dictionary of aims*

int the world of the internet, a geek would be a person that spends most of their time in chat rooms and forums, like most of us.

a nerd is a person with a technical understanding of computers, how they work, how they can make 'em better etc. AND\OR have a good knowledge of the internet, how it works, blah blah blah.

i used to be a king geek. then i quit irc :> now i am a minor geek (hell, i'm here aint i?) and a mega nerd (i plan on being one for a living).

well, thats for the net anyways... =)

Hey, damn, all thse definitions are so conflicting. I always thought it was the other way around aims...!

I think it's mainly about balance eh. A geek has an interest in technical stuff/internet stuff/computer stuff (broadly) but has other aspects to their life (e.g. the dance scene, sports, other hobbies) whereas a nerd is like 100% technical stuff.

Neither of them are nec. bad if you ask me, just as long as some basic social skills are maintained.

But I'm probably at least a geek (and a nerd by Adamal's definition) so I'm biased.

*shrug* I like myself, and that's enough for me, regardless of whether I am a geek or nerd. *grin*

And you guys all seem pretty cool, so I don't care. *folds arms and looks satisfied*