nerdling
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nerdling (plural nerdlings)
- (slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or unimportant nerd.
- 2011, Christopher Schwarz, The Workbench Design Book: The Art & Philosophy of Building Better Benches, F+W Media, →ISBN, page 209:
- 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.