Dork

A person who knows almost everything about the subjects that interest them, but who have poor or non-existant social skills.

Commonly confused with nerd and geek, but is different.

"Can you believe that guy just tried hitting on me by reciting the periodic table of elements?! What a dork!"

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Geek

A person who knows almost everything about subjects that interest them (such as video games, anime, movies, etc.), but are socially indistinguishable from everyone else.

Commonly confused with dork and nerd, but is very different.

"I just found out my boyfriend can name all the different Pokemon and what their moves are! He's such a geek!"

"You've memorized the entire geneology of the Greek panthenon?! You're a major geek!"

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Nerd

A person who knows almost everything about the subjects that interest them, but who have poor or non-existant social skills AND no fashion sense.

Commonly confused with geek and dork, but is different.

"My math teacher has been single for 8 years. Considering he always wears plaid shirts and striped pants with floral neckties, I understand it. Who would want to date a nerd like that?"

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