"nerdlinger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-nerdlinger.ogg [Australia] Forms: nerdlingers [plural]
Etymology: nerd + -ling + -er Etymology templates: {{af|en|nerd|-ling|-er}} nerd + -ling + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} nerdlinger (plural nerdlingers)
  1. (slang) A nerd. Tags: slang

Inflected forms

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