Geek
Geek noun - A person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits.
Jerk
Jerk noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.
Both words in one sentence
- They're perfectly aware that the person is a jerk, or a geek, or a ditz, and will frequently treat them as such based on their behavior.
Source: The Friend Nobody Likes - Troy starts out as a Jerk Jock, but by the end of the first season he's transitioned into a Man Child uber-geek and best friend of Abed.
- Became Their Own Antithesis: From a nerdy geek that was into tabletop games and had a talent for making good cosplay costumes to a jerk and a bully that derides those that follow the same interests openly, this basically defines Ted.
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