Geeks, nerds, dorks, spazzes, and mouth-breathers

Zaniax · 02-22-06, 02:17 AM

You know, english is not my native language and therefore I don't use it on a regular basis exept reading the post her at the AximSite.
Or listening to movies on the TV, of course.

So...sometimes I meet expressions that needs clarification.

Like geeks, nerds, dorks, spazzes, and mouth-breathers.

Or YMMV, ROTFL etc.

Therefore I'm looking for a webbased dictionary for slang (is that the correct term ?)

Can you help me with an URL, please.

I look forward to know the difference between a geek and a nerd :)

**Frenchy** · 02-22-06, 02:21 AM

If you google these you will get an answer/definition to them.

Zaniax · 02-22-06, 02:36 AM

Yes, Frenchy, I know.
But very often you get TOO many links from google.

About a year ago I found a 'Slang-dictionary' on the web but didn't record the URL.
So maybe somebody in here knows a good place to look at a regulary basis.
That's why ....

psionandy · 02-22-06, 03:15 AM

Certainly in the UK the word spazzes would be considered very offensive as it comes from spastic http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spastic

geeks, nerds and dorks wouldn't bother me though

and you may want to look at
http://www.urbandictionary.com/

02-22-06, 03:41 AM

here are some internet slangs.

02-22-06, 03:50 AM

For me, google is the way to go!

Try this:

"define:*WORDYOURLOOKINGFOR*"

If you type in "define:NERD" you`ll get this:

"A computer expert by aptitude and not mere training. Usually male, under the age of 35 and socially inept; a person whose tremendous skill with operating or designing computer hardware or software is exceeded only by his, rarely her, passionate love of the technology. See also hacker."

Easy as Hell =)

pdahound · 02-22-06, 08:54 AM

You can also search on slang dictionary. I have seen them recently.

Zaniax · 03-16-06, 06:27 PM

Thanks folks ...
I still have a lot of fun with the tips you've provided :-)

Pocketbrain · 03-16-06, 06:53 PM

A mouth-breather is a moron. Too stupid to close his mouth, and his tongue hangs out.

benots4 · 03-16-06, 06:59 PM

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Antij · 04-15-06, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by psionandy

Certainly in the UK the word spazzes would be considered very offensive as it comes from spastic http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spastic

I don't get it...why? Or do you just mean it's offensive because it's making fun of people with a serious problem? (We use spaz in the US but I wouldn't characterize it at all as "very offensive.")

psionandy · 04-15-06, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by Antij

I don't get it...why? Or do you just mean it's offensive because it's making fun of people with a serious problem? (We use spaz in the US but I wouldn't characterize it at all as "very offensive.")

There does seem to be a difference in the way that it's seen in America. As Tiger Woods found out... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic

It is used as a term of abuse... It shouldn't be. Nobody would say 'Hey great I putted that like I had Cerebral Palsey.... or (to take a different example) you're as stupid as a cancer sufferer.

Imagine the outcry if a white golfer swore saying his golf was a poor as a ******* (insert racial slur of your choice here).

now the original poster asked a question about the use of English, so it was only fair to tell him that if he used that word in England that he'd find himself in trouble

Zaniax · 04-15-06, 03:13 PM

I'm very glad for the wiki explaination.
With that knowledge I wouldn't have used the 'spazzes' in the title at all in the first place.
So I've learned ... and that was the sole purpose, thank you.

04-15-06, 03:35 PM

wiki and urban dictionary will help a lot, both of those are very good resources for slang type terms :)

Antij · 04-16-06, 02:56 AM

Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't sure if there were any connotations that I was missing, but I didn't think to look at wkp.