Nerd vs. Anorak
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Difference Between Nerd and Anorak
Nerdnoun
A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
Anoraknoun
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
Nerdnoun
One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
a computer nerda comic-book nerdAnoraknoun
A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio.
Nerdnoun
An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
Only a nerd would wear yellow and blue stripes with green pants.Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh at them.Why are you hanging out with that nerd?Anoraknoun
a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
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Nerdnoun
(post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.
Nerdnoun
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively
