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/Sounds like "NEHR" (as in "net") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

A brainy person obsessed with technology, video games, or intense studying. The Spanglish version of 'nerd' that's been fully adopted into Latin American slang with the same geeky connotation.

Examples

He's super nerdy, knows all the programming codes.

The nerds in class always save us on group projects.

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Friki

A lazy bum, a freeloader who avoids work and lives off others or circumstance. In Argentina and Uruguay, an "atorrante" has no shame about doing nothing productive. The word originally referred to homeless people who slept inside drain pipes in Buenos Aires.