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{{trope}}
[[File:oah nerds 2933.jpg|link=Out at Home|frame|[[Big No|NOOOO]][[Star Wars|OOOO!]] [[Shout-Out|NOOO]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbOjS0Ah7_o#t=0m17s OOOOOOO!] ]]
{{quote|''"What Montgomery said next was unimportant. She could have called him a '' "[[Star Trek|tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood!]]" '' She could have gone with the classic '' "[[Star Wars|scruffy-looking nerf-herder!]]" '' She might have chosen, appropriate to the situation, ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|"gods-cursed TOASTER frakker!"]] ''
''But in the end it was unimportant what ''exactly'' she said.
''Because the entire population of Springfield High heard Montgomery use an insult so geeky, so extreme, that there was no doubt in any other stealth geek's mind what she was.
'''''One of them'''."''|''Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd'', "One of Us"}}
This trope defines a character who is interested in fantasy, sci-fi, computer stuff, or other manner of geeky pastimes. The difference between this character and a [[Proud to Be a Geek|proud geek]] is their total lack of embracing their geeky nature. To a vast majority of the population, they appear normal but a certain group of friends is privy to their true nature.
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Reasons for covering up their geekiness may stem from a perceived image of themselves they desire to maintain or running with a group of friends who aren't normally interested in that kind of stuff. Expect [[Freudian Slip]]s when their topics of interest are discussed, and cries of [[Or So I Heard]] in a vain attempt to cover it up.
[[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]
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== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu]]'' has Nogizaka Haruka.
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