Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person regarded as socially inept or foolish, often on account of being overly studious.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Origin unknown.]

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From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb.

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