London: Forget ‘wassup’, ‘yup’ and the likes, and make way for the latest lingo in town - the new geeky language - dubbed ‘Nerdic’.
Alpha Geek, Mouse Potatoes and Cyberchondriac – are some of the weird phrases which are being used by technology-savvy youngsters and IT enthusiasts.
It is Europe’s fastest-growing new lingo, according to research by website Pixmania.com, reports The Sun.
And some of the quirky, techie terms in the Nerdictionary are - Alpha Geek, which means the most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group; Bandwidth, meaning your ability to handle an excessive number of jobs at the same time.
Cobweb – a website that hasn’t been updated in a long, long time; Cube Farm – an office packed with cubicles full of busy workers.
Cyberchondriac – someone who imagines they have a disease because their symptoms match those listed on a health website; Doorstop – a computer no longer considered fast enough and only useful for keeping doors open.
Egosurfing – when you look yourself up on the Internet; Fleshmeet – a rare meeting in the flesh, especially for people who usually only chat on the net.
Mouse Potato – the online generation’s answer to the couch potato; Open-collar workers – people who work from home.
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