What's the difference between geeks and nerds?

Nerds read and write things ! (smart wise) 51
Hey my boyfriend is a geek! 0_0 11
Other (Add a comment) 23
There is no difference,they're all irritating! 35
Geeks fix things?!(technology wise) 49
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  • I like how you said "hey, my boyfriend is a geek" as if to say only males can fall under this genre of people.

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    • You make a super point with that! :)

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  • wigsplitz

    My opinion, a geek excells in one subject or task, geeks are more hands-on, do more physical work. A geek might very well fail in school yet be a complete genius in some area.

    A nerd is someone who tries to learn about every subject, act like know-it-alls, lack practical skills and often aren't as smart as they think they are. Tend to not have a sense of humor. Not much creativity.

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  • dappled

    I always see nerds as people who have marginal interests and who know far too much about it. Also people with social skills a bit lacking. Geeks, to me, are people who have skills in broader subjects, like science or computing and may have better social skills.

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    • dappled

      I thought of a better explanation. Napoleon Dynamite is a nerd. Steve Jobs was a geek.

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      • Milenajonijon

        I thought it was the other way around !

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      • I'm a nerd! XD

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        • dappled

          I'm a geek! Our love must remain secret. :D

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  • SoccerStud88

    nerds are book smart and geeks are computer/gaming smart

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  • Goofygal16

    I saw a Venn diagram that explained this pretty well.
    http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/nerd-venn-diagram-20110626-192132.jpg
    My work here is done.

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  • Here'sTheDeal~

    A nerd is someone who is like book smart, or a know-it-all.(i hate to admit it but i'm a nerd.) whether the nerd has social skill or not depends.
    A geek is some one who IS socially awkward. you know, the guys that are way into comic books and the like.
    (personally i think geeks are cute)

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  • 1000yrVampireKing

    A nerd is a smart geek. A geek is just really geeky.

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  • AtaPhen

    I went and looked both up from 4 different dictionary sources, noted each's etymology, and then sourced three opinion blogs!

    Pop quiz: which does that make me?

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  • Kandybars

    I think geeks are the better ones and nerds might be the stereotypical ones who snort and play runescape all day.

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  • tentacleTherapist

    Nerds are the smart braniacs losers, geeks are the flat-out losers.

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    • tentacleTherapist

      Actually you know what? The terms are being tossed and thrown by media so oddly these days I don't even know anymore.

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  • Sweetz

    does it really matter?

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  • dom180

    I've only recently discovered that I'm not a nerd any more. I used to be nerdy about many things, and I still think of myself as a nerd, but all the things that I used to be a nerd in I'm not interested in now. This is frustrating, because now I have poor social skills *and* no deep knowledge of anything specific. Because of this I fit in poorly with almost any group, nerds or otherwise.

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    • GoraIntoDesiGals

      dom180 that's exactly how I feel too. I wanted to shake off the nerd image so much that I lost touch with technology & computers for a decade or so but after a realisation that it's the only thing I had going for me I'm catching up again.

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