What is the difference between a geek and a nerd?

From my understanding - which is prolly wrong - a geek is a computer anorak, and a nerd is just a, well, moron - perhaps intelligent in some sad way but cant hold a conversation with a chimp or punch his way out of a wet paper bag?

My mate Chris knows a lot of pointless stuff, but isn't really very computer orientated. Does that make him a nerd?

If he knows alot about any particular topic, he's an anorak. If he knows little about everything, and lots about nothing, then a nerd maybe? But he's your friend, you like him so maybe he's just a nice generic geeky anorak?

I do want to beat him senseless when he goes on about cricket. Possibly he is an anorak.

Im a geek, i watch anime and play online games sometimes.

geek is the new cool.

I love typical geeks.

my b/f is a computer geek... but he's also outgoing and funny and when with his mates, a hell of a party animal... it doesn't compute
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I used to be a bit geeky but I'm not really interested now. I consider myself the antidote to the situation - in other words at a loud party I stand in the corner quietly, and in a boring situation I pluck humour out of thin air. People don't get me

I'm a geeky dude, heck I even mention it on my profile. I think the whole geek/nerd thing is misunderstood though, see though i'm doing a computing course I hate programming and all that crap. I am however very in to games, movies all that stuff. I also go out socialising a lot so *shrugs*.

I would say the nerds are the ones who are more super into computers and talking world of warcraft speak(I cant tolerate all the people on my course going on and on about world of warcraft, gawd it winds me up.) Geeky cool dudes for the win!

(however it seems having the word 'geeky' in your about me section on any dating site is not a good way to win ladies over i'm discovering :/)

^ no but ive fallen for you...


I consider my self to be geeky.
Not computer game geeky, dont get me wrong i love to play games just now it tends to be one game (final fantasy).

I know HTML pretty bloody good, and im teaching myself Java been trying to get on a Java course at collage. Meh.

Women love geeks! I'm a 2025th level Magus with the power of Herbology in Dungeons and Dragons, I'm just waiting to roll a double six to find the illusive 'clitoris'.

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being a geek is cool when u r in your teens, it becomes creepy after that.. reclusive behaviour then kicks in.. now ur not so cool huh? and u have to solely depend on internet sites for dates.. smh