Brainy Socially Inept Sort Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
	48%	6		Term used to describe someone who is socially inept or socially awkward
	adjective • (originally college slang) Like, or characteristic of, a dweeb; nerdy, uncool.
	48%	5		Derogatory term for a person who is socially inept or socially awkward
	noun • A stupid or incompetent person. • A hyperactive person. • A tantrum, a fit. verb • To have a tantrum or fit. • To malfunction, go on the fritz.

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New York Times07 Sep 1998	Across 71
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