Nerdification
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of making or becoming nerdy. uncountable
"In marked contrast, Tania Modleski's revision of Nerd in Shining Armor attempts to reinscribe the formulaic gender roles of romance by reversing the original author's "nerdification of the hero" in order to resuscitate the alpha male figure […]"
Example
More examples"In marked contrast, Tania Modleski's revision of Nerd in Shining Armor attempts to reinscribe the formulaic gender roles of romance by reversing the original author's "nerdification of the hero" in order to resuscitate the alpha male figure […]"
Etymology
From nerd + -ification.
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