Der urban dictionary hält eine ganze Reihe von Definitionen für „nerd“ bereit. Da die beste Definition per Mausklick entschieden wird, entscheidet Witz etwas mehr als Anwendbarkeit oder Trennschärfe.

• One whose IQ exceeds his weight.
• An individual persecuted for his superior skills or intellect, most often by people who fear and envy him.
• A four letter word, but a six figure income.
• Often mistaken for Geeks, who aspire to become nerds, yet lack the intelligence, and end up giving nerds a bad name due to their poor social skills.
• jocks and normal people have no claim to civilization except for being the hard labor. nerds actually do the thinking.