nerd alert

nɜːd əˈlɜːt

Definition

Definition of nerd alert - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

Slang

signal indicating nerdy behavior

Slang

The comic book discussion triggered a nerd alert.

social

Slang

warning that a nerd is present

Slang

Nerd alert! John's talking about quantum physics again.

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Expressions with nerd

nerd out

show strong interest or discuss details about a topic

They nerd out about old video games for hours.

nerd out on

become very excited about a specific topic

She can nerd out on anything related to space exploration.

word nerd

person keen on word study and language science

She is a word nerd who reads books about grammar.

nerd fest

event where nerds gather

The comic convention was a huge nerd fest.

nerd glasses

eyeglasses with thick, black frames often linked to nerds or hipsters

He wore nerd glasses to complete his hipster look.

nerd squad

group of people passionate about academic or technical subjects

The nerd squad gathered in the library to discuss quantum physics.

Expressions with alert

on alert

adj.

watchful and ready to respond

The guards were on alert for any suspicious activity.

spoiler alert

notice to avoid plot spoilers

She gave a spoiler alert before discussing the book's twist.

red alert

highest readiness condition in a crisis response system

The hospital went on red alert after the earthquake.

on high alert

adj.

prepared for immediate action or danger

The hospital was on high alert after the earthquake.

on the alert

adj.

watchful and ready to respond to danger

The guards remained on the alert all night.

on red alert

adj.

extremely ready and watchful for danger or emergency

The hospital staff was on red alert during the storm.

heads up alert

advance warning of something

The manager gave a heads up alert about the upcoming meeting.

alert to the danger

adj.

careful, ready to act when harm seems near

Hikers stayed alert to the danger as the weather changed quickly.

security alert

message warning about possible danger or threat to safety

We received a security alert about the suspicious activity.

alert message

short notification that warns or informs about an important situation

The phone displayed an alert message about the incoming storm.

Examples of nerd alert in a sentence

Wearing a superhero costume to the office party was a nerd alert.
Nerd alert! He's explaining the history of video games.
Nerd alert! She's coding a new app in her free time.

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French:alerte geek, alerte intello, ...
German:Nerd-Zeichen, Nerd-Alarm, ...
Italian:allarme nerd, allerta nerd, ...
Spanish:alerta friki, alerta nerd, ...
Portuguese:alerta nerd, alerta de nerd, ...
Chinese:极客警报, 宅男警报, ...
Japanese:オタクサイン, オタク警報, ...
Arabic:إنذار المهووسين, تَنْبِيه مَهْوُوس, ...
Hebrew:אֶלֶרְט חָנוּן, אַזְהָרָה שֶׁחֲנוּן נוֹכֵחַ, ...
Russian:сигнал задрота, внимание, ботан, ...
Ukrainian:попередження про ботана, ...
Hindi:गीकपन का संकेत, यह चेतावनी कि कोई बहुत पढ़ाकू या गीक मौजूद है, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত বিদ্যাবাগীশসুলভ আচরণের সতর্কসংকেত, সামনে এক জ্ঞানপোকা আছে বলে সতর্কবার্তা, ...
Catalan:alerta friqui, alerta friki, ...
Czech:poplach, pozor, je tu nerd, ...
Danish:nørdealarm, nørdadvarsel, ...
Dutch:nerdsignaal, nerdalarm, ...
Greek:σήμα ότι κάποιος φέρεται σαν σπασίκλας, συναγερμός σπασίκλα, ...
Hungarian:stréberriadó, figyelmeztetés stréber jelenlétére, ...
Khmer:សញ្ញាព្រមានបែបកំប្លែងថាមានអាកប្បកិរិយាចូលចិត្តរឿងបច្ចេកទេស ឬចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្តជ្រាលជ្រៅ, ពាក្យព្រមានលេងសើចថាមានមនុស្សចូលចិត្តរឿងបច្ចេកទេសឬចំណេះដឹងខ្លាំងនៅទីនោះ, ...
Korean:너드 신호, 너드 경고, ...
Persian:هشدار رفتار خوره‌وار, هشدار درباره حضور یک آدم خیلی درس‌خوان, ...
Polish:znak kujonowatości, ostrzeżenie o kujonie, ...
Portuguese (BR):alerta nerd, alerta de nerd, ...
Romanian:semnal tocilar, alertă tocilar, ...
Swedish:nördvarning, ...
Thai:สัญญาณเตือนความเนิร์ด, คำเตือนว่ามีคนเนิร์ดอยู่, ...
Turkish:inek alarmı, ...
Vietnamese:cảnh báo mọt sách, cảnh báo có mọt sách ở đây, ...

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