"nerd-snipe" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: nerd-snipes [present, singular, third-person], nerd-sniping [participle, present], nerd-sniped [participle, past], nerd-sniped [past]
Etymology: From nerd + snipe. Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nerd|snipe}} nerd + snipe, {{coinage|en|Q285048|in=2007}} Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 Head templates: {{en-verb}} nerd-snipe (third-person singular simple present nerd-snipes, present participle nerd-sniping, simple past and past participle nerd-sniped)
  1. (slang) To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously. Wikipedia link: xkcd Tags: slang Synonyms: nerd snipe, nerdsnipe Related terms: nerd-sniper
    Sense id: en-nerd-snipe-en-verb-5vtd2YIl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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