Nerdette

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female nerd.

    "He shook his head. "It's in your impound lot. You know what a Barrett light fifty is?" "I'm a materials forensics nerdette, so, no. What's a Barrett light fifty?""

Example

More examples

"He shook his head. "It's in your impound lot. You know what a Barrett light fifty is?" "I'm a materials forensics nerdette, so, no. What's a Barrett light fifty?""

Etymology

From nerd + -ette.

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