nerdling

noun

nerdling

noun

Etymology From nerd + -ling.

1

Derogatory, Slang, Sometimes A young or unimportant nerd.

I have merely scratched the surface of life with your nerdling.2010, Ken Denmead, Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share, Gotham Books, →ISBN:
To a nerdling it was appealing for obvious reasons — ghosts, time travel and moderate violence - but I think there were probably deeper emotions at work within me.2010, Simon Pegg, Nerd Do Well, Arrow Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 54:

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When I was a young nerdling, I loved the video game “Ultima” – not because of the raping and the pillaging, but because you spent most of your time exploring a huge map of the world.2011, Christopher Schwarz, The Workbench Design Book: The Art & Philosophy of Building Better Benches, F+W Media, →ISBN, page 209:

Synonyms: dweeblet, geeklet, geekling, nerdlet

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