Thread: Is there a word for "nerd" or "geek" in Russian?

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Does that imply someone who engages in дрочка regularly, or is it a different root?

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Does that imply someone who engages in дрочка regularly, or is it a different root?

Just found out the definition for дрочка ... hehe!

BTW, geek is just гик. We simply borrowed the word

Oh. That makes it simple, then

Thanks

Originally Posted by Valda

Just found out the definition for дрочка ... hehe!

Actually the initial meaning was to rub/polish the deck of a ship, quite a boring and not pleasant work.

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Does that imply someone who engages in дрочка regularly, or is it a different root?

technically it does (that's why it sounds extremely rude), but the meaning of it is the same as 'jerk', 'stupid person', 'prick'... this is teenager slang, so not many people know it (again, it sounds very rude).

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Does that imply someone who engages in дрочка regularly, or is it a different root?

Yes. These words have the same root.