The Clue
Overly brainy sort (4 letter answer)
The Answer
NERD
Tags
Notes
The answer NERD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Dork
Dweeb
Geek
A jerk
Jerk
Schlemiel
Square
Twerp
Bookworm, maybe
Clodhopper's cousin
Dull guy
Eggheady sort
Geeky guy
Geeky sort
Mathlete, stereotypically
Mr. Uncool
A real drip
Social misfit
Square type
Teen outcast
Twerp's cousin
Uncool fellow
Uncool sort
Wimp's cousin
Bully's prey, traditionally
Doofus-y sort
Hardly Mr. Cool
Socially challenged person
Unlikely class president
Unlikely party animal
Role in many teen flicks
Unlikely candidate for prom king
Filmdom's Napoleon Dynamite, for one
Definition
NERD as a noun:
1. (swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb) = an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively