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knurd
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. 1. [RPI] Renssaleer Polytechnic Institute local slang roughly equivalent
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to the positive sense of geek , referring to people who prefer technical
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hobbies to socializing. 2. In older usage at RPI, the term signified someone
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new to college life, fresh out of high school, and wet behind the ears. An
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IEEE Spectrum article (4/95, page 16) once derived nerd in its variant form
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knurd from the word drunk backwards; this etymology was common at RPI.
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Though it is commonly confused with nerd , it appears these words have
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separate origins (compare the kluge / kludge pair).
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