nerdling

English

Etymology

From nerd +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nerdling (plural nerdlings)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or unimportant nerd.
   • 2010, Ken Denmead, Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share‎^[1], Gotham Books, →ISBN:

     I have merely scratched the surface of life with your nerdling.

   • 2010, Simon Pegg, Nerd Do Well, Arrow Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 54:

     To a nerdling it was appealing for obvious reasons — ghosts, time travel and moderate violence - but I think there were probably deeper emotions at work within me.

   • 2011, Christopher Schwarz, The Workbench Design Book: The Art & Philosophy of Building Better Benches, F+W Media, →ISBN, page 209:

     When I was a young nerdling, I loved the video game “Ultima” – not because of the raping and the pillaging, but because you spent most of your time exploring a huge map of the world.

Synonyms

• dweeblet, geeklet, geekling, nerdlet