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<blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 2191415" data-attributes="member: 7533">According to good old Uncle Webster, in alphabetical order, mind you...Main Entry: dorkPronunciation: 'dorkFunction: nounEtymology: perhaps alteration of dickslang : NERD; also : JERK (4 : an annoyingly stupid or foolish person)Main Entry: geekPronunciation: 'gEkFunction: nounEtymology: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake2 : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of- geeky /'gE-kE/ adjectiveMain Entry: nerdPronunciation: 'n&amp;rdFunction: nounEtymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel): an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits &lt;computer nerds&gt;- nerd·ish /'n&amp;r-dish/ adjective- nerdy /-dE/ adjectiveMain Entry: spazPronunciation: 'spazFunction: nounInflected Form(s): plural spaz·zesEtymology: by shortening &amp; alteration from spasticslang : one who is inept : KLUTZ</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pbartender, post: 2191415, member: 7533"] According to good old Uncle Webster, in alphabetical order, mind you... Main Entry: [b]dork[/b] Pronunciation: 'dork Function: [i]noun[/i] Etymology: perhaps alteration of [i]dick[/i] [i]slang[/i] [b]:[/b] NERD; also : JERK ([b]4 :[/b] an annoyingly stupid or foolish person) Main Entry: [b]geek[/b] Pronunciation: 'gEk Function: [i]noun[/i] Etymology: probably from English dialect [i]geek[/i], [i]geck[/i] fool, from Low German [i]geck[/i], from Middle Low German [b]1 :[/b] a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake [b]2 :[/b] a person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of - [b]geeky[/b] /'gE-kE/ [i]adjective[/i] Main Entry: [b]nerd[/b] Pronunciation: [i]'n&rd[/i] Function: [i]noun[/i] Etymology: perhaps from [i]nerd[/i], a creature in the children's book [i]If I Ran the Zoo[/i] (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) [b]:[/b] an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; [i]especially[/i] [b]:[/b] one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer [i]nerds[/i]> - [b]nerd·ish[/b] /'n&r-dish/ [i]adjective[/i] - [b]nerdy[/b] /-dE/ [i]adjective[/i] Main Entry: [b]spaz[/b] Pronunciation: 'spaz Function: [i]noun[/i] Inflected Form(s): [i]plural[/i] [b]spaz·zes[/b] Etymology: by shortening & alteration from [i]spastic[/i] [i]slang[/i] [b]:[/b] one who is inept [b]:[/b] KLUTZ [/QUOTE]

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