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The nerdiest nerd is a nerd who isn't even a [[Geek]].

One of the odd features of the nerd on TV is that they will be over-formally dressed (probably as a result of the [[Hollywood Dress Code]]) usually, at ''least'' a plaid polo shirt and slacks. In fact, in real life, both nerds and [[~~Geek|geeks~~]] tend to dress ''more'' casually than the average person, because they usually don't care as much about clothes or appearances. (The hyper-formality is likely due to another stigma - that nerds let their parents dress them.) There are some nerds whose clothes would fit the stereotype, though.

One of the odd features of the nerd on TV is that they will be over-formally dressed (probably as a result of the [[Hollywood Dress Code]]) usually, at ''least'' a plaid polo shirt and slacks. In fact, in real life, both nerds and [[geek]]s tend to dress ''more'' casually than the average person, because they usually don't care as much about clothes or appearances. (The hyper-formality is likely due to another stigma - that nerds let their parents dress them.) There are some nerds whose clothes would fit the stereotype, though.

Many, if not most, nerds are so socially inept because they actively dislike company with Average Joes and not so much because they just don't know how to act. Well, according to them.

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' featured nerds more than [[~~Geek|geeks~~]], mostly because ''freaks'' and ''nerds'' don't rhyme.

* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' featured nerds more than [[geek]]s, mostly because ''freaks'' and ''nerds'' don't rhyme.

* ''Beauty and the Geek'' is more about nerds than geeks, but "geek" is phonetically closer to "beast" than "nerd."

* Owen Pronsky from ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'' is a classic example, complete with [[Nerd Glasses]], social ineptness and overall weirdness. Also, he sells office supplies for a living.