nerd nərd/Submit nouninformal noun: nerd; plural noun: nerds; noun: nurd; plural noun: nurds 1. a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. "one of those nerds who never asked a girl to dance" synonyms: bore; More a single-minded expert in a particular technical field. "a computer nerd" Origin 1950s: of unknown origin. Yup I think vape nerd fits its goes pretty well with the other names I get called like computer nerd and scifi nerd