nerdom

== English == === Etymology === From nerd +‎ -dom; attested in the USA from 1983. Note that -dom is used both in the sense of “domain” (nerds, as a group) and in the sense of “characteristics” (being a nerd, nerdiness). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: nerd‧dom === Noun === nerdom (uncountable) (colloquial, rare) The attitudes and behaviours of a nerd; nerdiness. (colloquial, rare) Nerds considered as a group. 2009, Mark Dalrymple, “Foreword”, in Jack Nutting; Dave Mark; Jeff LaMarche, Learn Cocoa on the Mac (Books for Professionals by Professionals), [New York, N.Y.]: Apress, →ISBN, page xi: I still chuckle at some of [the] jokes that we targeted to very narrow slices of nerdom. ==== Usage notes ==== The rough synonym geekdom is more common. ==== Alternative forms ==== nerddom ==== Related terms ==== geekdom === References === === Anagrams === Morden, Redmon, modern, normed, rodmen