Whats the difference between a geek and a nerd?

Question

hope im not offending anyone


:)

Answer 1

a nerd does well in school, a nerd is a nerd about everything

a geek is like me, likes videogames, anime, etc... and knows it all, but can still act cool and have style

Answer 2

Geeks were originally circus freaks, who did something extreme like eat turkey necks, and then grosser things, while nerds were just people who weren't cool to the "in" crowd, as they were often clumsy, not very macho or hip, and usually did something like read and write a lot; they're usually brainiacs. Nerds were often portrayed as having pocket protectors and broken glasses. Geeks were more hidden.

Now geek is the more lightly used word. If you're into something more than other people are, they might call you a geek. I have a friend who is 30 and collects action figures and comic books. So, he's a "comic book geek". And of course there are the computer geeks.

A nerd is still, to me, someone who knows too much for their own good, maybe they're not all there when it comes to their social skills, and they somehow fit the stereotype of broken glasses, clumsy, and broken pens.

Answer 3

A nerd is the one everyone beats up, and nobody really likes.
A geek is the one who knows a lot about things people never really cared about, and is an electronic junkie.

Answer 4

a geek is like someone who likes a certain subject and becomes so intrested in it they find out anything possible.....

a nerd is someone who nos everythin about everything loves school and homework.... they generally are know it alls and express there knowings when no one cares

( rather be a geek at least im not a no it all ) btw im not either one and dont ask how i no this i have some realatives.....

Answer 5

Termed computer geek, someone who is technical smart and a nerd is book smart....I like nerds better, because geeks do not know how to have a conversation other than what they know....LOL

I hope no one takes this personally. I have dated both.....LOL

Answer 6

First of all it is mean calling someone a
geek or a nerd . But I think a geek is someone
who is smart and a nerd is someone who
dresses wierd and wear glasses .
- JB Fan ! <3

Answer 7

A geek is someone that says and does silly things because it makes them and others laugh but is able to control this.

A nerd on the other hand is very unaware of how "odd" what they say and do is preserved by others.

Answer 8

The way i see it geeks are people who like star trek, starwars love playing video games etc. And nerds are just smart people with no friends lol

Answer 9

-Geek is a common term for someone who is obsessed by their computer, and has achieved a high level of expertise in their chosen area. ...

-Nerd is a computer expert by aptitude and not mere training. Usually male, under the age of 35 and socially inept; a person whose tremendous skill with operating or designing computer hardware or software is exceeded only by his, rarely her, passionate love of the technology.

-Geek is a term similar to nerd, but slightly less pejorative in tone.

Answer 10

Well tecnchaly a geek is someone stupid.A nerd is really the same thing oh though a nerd is stupid and smart.