cerebrito

= boffin, brain box, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

Ex. 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

Ex. Sometimes called a query file or an information file or even a brain box, it is normally a quite informal affair, on cards, arranged alphabetically by subject.

Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.

Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.

Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

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= boffin, brain box, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

Ex: Sometimes called a query file or an information file or even a brain box, it is normally a quite informal affair, on cards, arranged alphabetically by subject.

Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.

Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.

Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.

Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.