My friends always use "nerd" to describe an intelligent person, but when I searched its meaning online, I found that it's not really a good word.
"A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious."
Oxford Dictionaries
I've become so confused with this word.
Is it an insult or a compliment?
Answer
If they are referring to an "intelligent" person like you say then they most probably mean:
a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it — Cambridge Dictionary
Example,
I'm a real grammar nerd.
So, no it is not in the bad or negative sense but you still have to be careful with this word some people might find a bit offensive to be called a "nerd" especially when this word has a first definition that is kind of negative.
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