[DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Questions page 811 - CRACK OPEN A U.S. HISTORY ... [PAR] 4-LETTER WORDS: Now used for a bright but socially inept person, this term was 
popularized by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo"  CRACK OPEN A U.S. HISTORY... [DOC] [TLE] Talk:Nerd/Archive 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] The Word Nerd was coined by Dr. Seuss. It was always my understanding that 
Nerd first appeared in the Dr. Seuss book, "If I Ran The Zoo". ... The Dr. Seuss 
origin has the virtue that he used the term before any appearance of the slang 
term nerd in ..... The stereotypical nerd is intelligent but socially and physically 
awkward. [DOC] [TLE] Step. Away. From The Horn-Rimmed Glasses! | The Weeklings [PAR] Jan 14, 2013 ... Besides Dr. Suess, in 1952, Newsweek ran a story reporting that in Detroit the 
word nerd was used to describe a 'drip' or a 'square. ... Just because the cast of 
that hit television show popularized the word, however, doesn't mean nerds ... lot 
of nerd culture is centralized around longing to be seen), but now it... [DOC] [TLE] What's The Sitch.com - what's the sitch [PAR] But the take-away is, despite an exponential increase in distractions, despite an 
... Where do we go from here, knowing what we now know? ..... Geisel, also 
known as Dr. Seuss, when he used it in his book If I Ran the Zoo, in 1950. ... an 
unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person, especially one slavishly devoted 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Nerd - concept [PAR] Though originally derogatory, "Nerd" is a stereotypical term, but as with other ... of 
the word "nerd" is as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo ... 
nerds are commonly seen as intelligent but socially and physically awkward. ... 
now allegedly considered desirable, as, to some, it suggests a person who is... [DOC] [TLE] Geek vs. Nerd - eva_aftagrl [PAR] Jul 31, 2012 ... Yes, they do have similarities, but there is enough difference that one may get 
upset at ... I have put both definitions up, and have used three different sources 
..... An insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person; a person who is ... of the 
word "nerd" is as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran... [DOC] [TLE] Nerd - WikiVisually [PAR] Though originally derogatory, "Nerd" is a stereotypical term, but as with other ... of 
the word "nerd" is as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo ... 
are now allegedly considered desirable, as, to some, it suggests a person who is 
.... "Top 25 Geeks in Movies: The Few, the Obsessed, the Socially Awkward". [DOC] [TLE] Nerdy Duck Speaker - Nerd Duck [PAR] Though originally derogatory, Nerd is a stereotypical term, but as with other ... 
New York London, 1992 ref ref Dr. Seuss Geisel, Theodor Seuss , If I Ran the Zoo 
, p. ... many high school band students are goofy or socially inept except with 
other .... now allegedly considered desirable, as, to some, it suggests a person 
who is... [DOC] [TLE] Download (3131kB) - UEA Digital Repository - University of East ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2013 ... In Chapter One, I investigate the origins and uses for each of the ..... socially inept 
person; a person who is boringly conventional or ... the definitions associating the 
term with the 'nerd' in Dr Seuss If I Ran the ... 34. If I Ran the Zoo, 48-49. ..... 
popularized until the late eighties, early nineties, but that was one... [DOC] [TLE] Nerds! - SFU's Institutional Repository - Simon Fraser University [PAR] But categories like nerd and geek have no essential definitions; rather, they index 
social ...... is the Dr. Seuss book If I Ran the Zoo, in which it is used as a 
nonsense word.

Question: Now used for a bright but socially inept person, this term was popularized by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo"
Answer: nerd