Nerdfighter
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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