1 | [[quoteright:311:[[http://www.brunching.com/images/geekchartbig.gif https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/geek_hierachy.png]]]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:311:A sample of [[http://www.brunching.com/geekhierarchy.html The Geek Hierarchy]].]] |
3 | |
4 | ->''"So if they call you a dork \ |
5 | A spazz or a geek \ |
6 | Stand up and be proud \ |
7 | don't be meek (hey!) \ |
8 | Beautiful people \ |
9 | Haven't you heard \ |
10 | The joke's on you \ |
11 | It's revenge of the nerds"'' |
12 | -->-- ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'' theme |
13 | |
14 | Tropes about nerds, geeks, and their various aspects. Contrast with TheBully and SportsTropes. |
15 | ---- |
16 | !!Tropes: |
17 | [floatboxright: |
18 | Related: |
19 | + BookishTropes |
20 | + IntelligenceTropes |
21 | + TropesOnScienceAndUnscience |
22 | ] |
23 | [[index]] |
24 | * {{Adorkable}}: When the audience thinks a nerdy character is cute. |
25 | * AsianAndNerdy: An (East) Asian character is depicted as a nerd. |
26 | ** BollywoodNerd: A nerd of Indian or South Asian descent. |
27 | * BadassBookworm: Who said nerds can't kick ass? |
28 | * BasementDweller: A grown man with no life who still lives with his mother and wastes his time online geeking out over his fandoms. |
29 | * BespectacledCutie: A sweet, dorky bespectacled character that's adorable because of their glasses. |
30 | * BlackAndNerdy: A nerd of Black African, African American or Caribbean descent. |
31 | * CameraFiend: a person obsessed with photography and photographic gear. |
32 | * CharacterDrivenStrategy: How they play board games, card games, video games and so on reflects on a person's character. |
33 | * ClosetGeek: Someone who hides their affiliation with a certain fandom. |
34 | * ConvertedFanboy: A normal character is persuaded to try something nerdy and winds up liking it. |
35 | * CuteBookworm: A nerd who's very cute. |
36 | * DorkInASweater: Dorks who wear sweaters. |
37 | * EndearinglyDorky: Endearingly socially awkward and dorky. |
38 | * EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Nerds have limitations on their habits. |
39 | * EvilNerd: A nerd who is evil, usually [[FreudianExcuse because of having been bullied too much.]] |
40 | * ExtracurricularEnthusiast: Someone who's involved in lots of extracurricular activities. |
41 | * {{Fanboy}}: A male fan of a certain piece of media. |
42 | * {{Fangirl}}: A female fan of a certain piece of media. |
43 | * GameOfNerds: Nerds love baseball. |
44 | * GamerChick: A female nerd who is big (and skilled) into games. |
45 | * {{Geek}}: A socially awkward fandom affiliate. |
46 | * GeekyAnalogy: A nerd explains something using a reference typically only another nerd would understand. |
47 | * GeekPhysiques: Nerds are either very skinny or very fat. |
48 | * GeekReferencePool |
49 | * GeekyTurnOn |
50 | * GiveGeeksAChance: Nerds finally get a date. |
51 | * GoofyBuckteeth: Nerds (among other characters) with buckteeth. |
52 | * HollywoodAutism: Stereotypical autistic nerds who tend to be depicted as socially inept and obsessed with niche interests. |
53 | * HomeworkSlave: Bullying someone else, usually a nerd, into doing your homework for you. |
54 | * HornyScientist: A scientist with sexual intent. |
55 | * JewishAndNerdy: A nerd of Jewish ethnicity or religion. |
56 | * JockDadNerdSon: An athletic dad (jock) and geeky son (nerd). |
57 | * LovableNerd: A nerd with entertaining characteristics. |
58 | * {{Meganekko}} (some implementations): Cute dorky anime female who wears glasses. |
59 | * NerdActionHero: Who said nerds can't be heroic? |
60 | * {{Nerdgasm}} |
61 | * NerdGlasses: A nerd who wears glasses. |
62 | * NerdHoard: A nerd's prized collection of items from their hobbies/interests. |
63 | * NerdInEvilsHelmet |
64 | * NerdNanny: A non-nerdy girl who hangs out with nerdy guys. |
65 | * NerdsAreNaive: Nerdy, geeky, and dorky characters are clueless about the world around them, ''especially'' anything related to sex, dating, and romance. |
66 | * NerdsArePervs: Nerds are portrayed as hyper-focused on sex, to an almost unhealthy or creepy degree. |
67 | * NerdsAreSexy: Nerds are portrayed as desirable by other characters. |
68 | * NerdsAreVirgins: Nerds have yet to have sex. |
69 | * NerdsLoveToughSchoolwork: Nerds are all for complicated schoolwork. |
70 | * NerdsSpeakKlingon |
71 | * NerdyBully: TheBully is also a nerd. |
72 | * NerdyInhaler: A nerd with asthma uses an inhaler to counteract their allergies. |
73 | * NerdyNasalness: Nerds are portrayed as having nasally voices. |
74 | * OmnidisciplinaryScientist: A scientist who is (or wants to be) knowledgeable in every form of science that the plot requires. |
75 | * OpaqueNerdGlasses |
76 | * {{Otaku}}: Nerdy anime/manga fans. |
77 | ** OccidentalOtaku: Western nerds who love anime/manga or other Japanese pop culture. |
78 | * PickedLast |
79 | * PolkaDork: If you like polka, you must be an outcast. |
80 | * PopCulturedBadass: A badass character is well-versed in popular media (not necessarily considered a nerd though). |
81 | * ProudToBeAGeek |
82 | * PublicHaterPrivateFan: A character pretends to hate a fandom they're secretly a part of. |
83 | * RailEnthusiast: People who are interested in railroads. |
84 | * RedheadsAreUncool: Ginger-haired characters are depicted as losers. |
85 | * RichGenius: You might be an egghead, but you sure make a ton for it! |
86 | * SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes |
87 | * SicklyNeuroticGeek: A character with an illness that makes them very nerdy. |
88 | * TheSmartGuy: The intellect of TheTeam. |
89 | * StereotypicalNerd: An unattractive (by physical features or styling), socially inept, and socially unpopular stock character with geeky interests. |
90 | * TechBro: A guy who works in a tech company or has a tech-affiliated job, but is nonetheless jockish. |
91 | * {{Trekkie}}: A devoted ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan. |
92 | [[/index]] |
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