Friday, March 23, 2007

Definitions - geek vs nerd

thanks to dictionary.com for all of the following:

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.)
3. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.


can i just say that the last thing i do is bite the heads off of chickens...

nerd Slang.
–noun
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.


so i guess, according to these defintions i'm closer to a nerd, since being a geek kinda limits one to computers, although i always thought it was the other way around. oh well. what are you?

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