What's the difference between a geek and a nerd?

Answer 1

The current usage of "geek" applies to someone with intellectual pursuits to the exclusion of more popular interests. Whereas a "nerd" is applied to those who are more socially withdrawn within such activities. Although it may seem like an oxymoron, one may be a "preppy geek" (i.e. interested in comics, sci-fi, the net but also adopting popular styles, also known as "geek chic"). A nerd is usually not well-adjusted to society; a nerd's friends are almost exclusively other nerds. Nerds are often smarter than geeks. A geek doesn't have to be smart. He can just like weird things. Most often nerds are the smart ones. So a "smart geek" is more likely a nerd, while a "stupid nerd" is probably not a nerd, but just a geek.

Example : a geek waits outside a movie theater for 4 hours waiting for the "Harry Potter" premiere; a nerd on the other hand goes to the premiere dressed as Harry Potter ----------- A geek is a person who carries pens and pencils in their pockets.

A nerd is a person who wears glasses and carries pens and pencils in their pockets.

Answer 2

Nerds are intent. And aren't always into Video Games and other "geeky" stuff. Geeks are unattractive, not necessarily intelligent, and are typically into porn, videos games, anime, and other things like that.

Answer 3

Geeks know that they are geeks, but nerds are just nerds, they don't realise they are being Nerdy.