Nerdfighter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the mainly online-based community subculture Nerdfighteria.

    "The experiment birthed the Nerdfighters, a nebulous group of self-described superhero geeks who follow the exploits of John and Hank Green religiously, and who claim to be “made of awesome” rather than flesh and bone."

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"The experiment birthed the Nerdfighters, a nebulous group of self-described superhero geeks who follow the exploits of John and Hank Green religiously, and who claim to be “made of awesome” rather than flesh and bone."

Etymology

From nerd + fighter; Nerdfighters was co-founder John Green's accidental misreading of the video game title Aero Fighters.

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