blerd meaning (slang): definition, etymology and quotations

blerd

noun

UK /blɜːd/ · US /blɝd/

Etymology Blend of black + nerd.

Neologism, Slang A black person who is a nerd.

Thanks to the blerds at Black Girl Nerds and to the founder, Jamie Broadnax.2015, Shelly Ellis, The Best She Ever Had:
[…] a growing collection of images of black nerds, or “blerds,” has begun to emerge in American television and film. While the flooded pants, suspenders, and bow-ties of Jaleel White's Steve Urkel might be the most recognizable example of the blerd in popular culture, others include […]2017, Kathryn E. Lane, Age of the Geek: Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media: