How to Call Someone a Nerd in Korean
A category of what you are into: —덕
덕 — anime nerd
겜덕 — gamer (게임)
밀덕 — army nerd (미리터리)
기덕 — tech nerd (기기)
컴덕 — computer nerd (컴퓨터)**
음덕** — music obsessive (음악)
락덕 — rock obsessive (락음악)**
버덕** — bus timetable anorak (버스시간표)
입덕/탈덕하다 — to start/stop being obsessed with a person
-덕질 (the state of being a nerd), e.g. 기덕질, being a tech nerd and doing tech nerd things
A specific thing you are into: -빠
닌빠 — Nintendo nerd
반탄빠 — BTS nerd
애플빠 — Apple nerd
롤빠 — LOL nerd
힙찔이 — obnoxious hiphop nerd
앱등이 — Apple fanboy
삼엽충 — Samsung fanboy
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