Overly brainy sort (4 letters)

{ Answer }

NERD

{ Related Clues }

Dork
Dull one
Dweeb
Jerk
Lunkhead
Schlemiel
Square
Twerp
Wimp
Bookworm, maybe
Dateless sort
Dorky sort
Dull guy
Eggheady sort
Geeky guy
Jock's counterpart
Mr. Uncool
Square type
Stereotypical techie
Teen outcast
Twerp's cousin
Uncool collegian
Uncool fellow
Uncool sort
Unhip person
One who's unhip
Wimp's cousin
"The ___," 1987 Shue play
Napoleon Dynamite, e.g.
Overly bookish sort
Unlikely party animal
One who's socially clueless
Quiz bowl lover, say
Studious sort, and proud of it
Unlikely candidate for prom king
Whom a bully may bully
This may be hard to date

{ Tags }

brainy, challenged, cousin, dweeb, hardly, jerk, king, maybe, mr, nerd, person, prom, socially, sort, square, twerp, twerps, uncool, unlikely, whos, wimps

{ Notes }

The answer NERD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

{ Definition }

NERD as a noun:

1. (swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb) = an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively