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Originally Posted by thinktank
I've always concidered words like "geek" and "nerd" to mean socially inept as opposed to smart.
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Word meanings have certainly changed and are changing faster than ever now. At one time the word "geek" was synonymous with "Circus Freak." Then like you said it changed to mean socially inept.
"Nerd" at least to my mind, has always meant the same thing; it's the antithesis of "Jock." That is to say, someone more insterested in acadamia than athletics.
But I digress, both "geek" and "nerd" seem to mean the same thing now.... and I am proud to be one (and engaged to one
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