Current Events > I differentiate between dork/dweeb/nerd itt

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By my definitions/usage

A "dork" is someone who is completely unfashionable or just plain uncool but thinks they are under the guise of being unconventional or unique -- or, on the flipside, because they're confirming to social norms and think that it validates them. Lots of incels fit really well into the "dork" category, as well as self-identifying pick-up-artists and people who talk about "chads."

A "dweeb" is someone who has the fashion sense, hobbies, or taste that someone would typically identify with a "nerd" caricature. They're not necessarily intelligent or interested in academics - but they have bad hair cuts, wear cheap dress clothes, etc. They'd be the ones caught listening to stuff like Dream Theater, watching Dr.Who, talking about Harry Potter houses, etc. Lots of "actually!" memes fit well into this category.

A "nerd" is usually just someone who's socially conservative, reserved, or prudish. They'd be like the posters here who talk about tattoos "ruining" women, wanting to only date virgins, etc. They'd call themselves straight-edge even though they have zero involvement in the hardcore scene - when really they're just drug and alcohol free because they're socially awkward due to their conservatism and don't have enough friends to engage in those activities.

How do my definitions sound? Are the lines of demarcation clear enough?

You definition of nerd clashes with "x nerd", like "baseball nerd", for those folks who have an ingrained knowledge of baseball records and stats.
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Sounds like you're describing tokens of a higher genus

Try harder
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Guide posted...

You definition of nerd clashes with "x nerd", like "baseball nerd", for those folks who have an ingrained knowledge of baseball records and stats.

Oft times that sort of dedication to one topic necessitates an ignorance of other topics; I think it still fits into the definition.

Guide posted...

You definition of nerd clashes with "x nerd", like "baseball nerd", for those folks who have an ingrained knowledge of baseball records and stats.

I've always heard "geek" used in that instance.

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Geek and nerd and dork and dweeb must not become corrupted by misuse.
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vigorm0rtis posted...

Guide posted...

You definition of nerd clashes with "x nerd", like "baseball nerd", for those folks who have an ingrained knowledge of baseball records and stats.

I've always heard "geek" used in that instance.

I've always heard nerd used in that context irl, but the internet makes it seem like geek is used in several other regions.
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16-BITTER posted...

Now working backwards with these definitions, we should be able to figure out which one applies to TC

None, actually. I'm sure you could call me a loser by a lot of peoples' definitions. Slob? Annoying? Sleaze? Lowlife?
None of the ones I listed.

bobbaaay posted...

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None, actually. I'm sure you could call me a loser by a lot of peoples' definitions. Slob? Annoying? Sleaze? Lowlife?
None of the ones I listed.

So they're all definitions for loser with a preference? Do you really need that phrase in your lexicon or do you just lile being able to use it?
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

So they're all definitions for loser with a preference? Do you really need that phrase in your lexicon or do you just lile being able to use it?

What are you talking about? I'm honestly confused and I've read this post like 10 times.
None of these words are synonymous with loser. I'm saying I don't fit the description of any of THESE words, but I'm sure CE would say I fit the definition of a loser?
What are you even getting on about?

Dork: uncool due to apathy
Dweeb: uncool and desperate to make a good impression
Nerd: mostly unrelated to the other two, has more to do with a persons hobbies and interests being somewhat socially ridiculed. Rarely used as a serious insult anymore

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