What's Geek ? and what's a Nerd ? How can you tell the difference between the two ?

Question

Are there any femal Geek/Nerd ? Are they called the same ?

Answer 1

geek Slang.
–noun 1. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
2. a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.)


nerd
–noun Slang. 1. a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person.
2. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit: a computer nerd.

Answer 2

This is just my own nerdy understanding of it.

Geek, although originally the name of the sideshow creep who would bite the head off a live chicken for show, for his daily ration of gin, has become a word that means something like a techno (or science)-savvy nerd, or a nerd who is especially inept socially. A Nerd is supposed to be an (annoyingly) knowledgeable and socially awkward person. These are both mainly directed at guys but I've heard both used for girls too, sometimes even in a loving way!

Answer 3

I'm a geek, but not a nerd.

There are differences, but it's hard to explain.

Answer 4

check this useful link :

http://wibble.co.za/blog/difference-between-geek-and-nerd

there are good points in it ... geeks are confident and proud in what they are doing (most of the time , they're very good at computer and technology) , but nerds don't have a clue ;they're clumsy ...



but then again these kind of labels are nothing .... geeks and nerds are not losers ...

Answer 5

I'm a nerd, but not a geek.

Answer 6

geek is someone too much engrossed in academics and finds extra curriculum activities boring
nerd is the same with worse sense of humour....lol

Answer 7

They are juist slang words to describe someone in a disparaging way. There are lots of such words like 'creep', 'nurk' and so on.