Hi and welcome back to the American slang and idioms course how to understand Americans when they talk
in this lecture we're going to be looking at words and phrases that start with the letter N and our
first word is nerd nerd nerd nerd as a positive meaning and a negative meaning the positive meaning
for nerd is just basically a smart person.
The negative meaning is someone who is not popular or not cool.
And this is the person you'll usually see depicted with glasses on their face with tape on the glasses
and a pocket protector in their shirt.
But let's look at some positive examples first.
I'm more attracted to nerds than I am to athletes.
They're much more interesting to talk to.
I'm more attracted to nerds than I am to athletes.
They're much more interesting to talk to.
I'm much more attracted to nerds than I am to athletes.
They're much more interesting to talk to.
So this is a positive example because some people really like the nerdy qualities the smart qualities
in another person.
All of my best friends in school are science nerds.
So basically just means all of my best friends are smart science people.
Let's look at some negative examples.
I can't believe you like Martin.
He's such a nerd.
I can't believe you like Martin.
He's such a nerd.
I can't believe you like Martin.
He's such a nerd.
Give me your lunch money nerd.
This is something you'll hear at school in middle school or high school.
Give me your lunch money nerd.
OK.
The next one is nuts.
Nuts as in you're nuts.
And it means crazy.
Let's look at some examples of the word nuts.
Can you believe George splashed water on the teacher.
He's nuts.
Can you believe George splashed water on the teacher.
He's nuts.
Can you believe George splashed water on the teacher.
He's nuts.
Are you nuts.
We are not borrowing my dad's car without permission.
Are you nuts.
We are not borrowing my dad's car without permission.
Are you nuts.
We're not borrowing my dad's car without permission.
It's Friday and all of the students are going nuts.
This usually happens before the weekend.
The kids are excited and ready to go home and have fun.
It's Friday and all of the students are going nuts.
Our kids go nuts when we walk past the ice cream at the grocery store.
The next one is nuke nuke and it's short for nuclear nuke.
It means the slang meaning is to cook something in the microwave oven to cook something in the microwave
oven.
The other meaning is a nuclear bomb.
A nuclear bomb is called a nuke.
So this one kind of has a positive and a negative meaning as well.
Let's look at some examples.
I have to run up stairs real quick.
Will you nuke that spaghetti for me.
I have to run up stairs real quick.
Will you nuke that spaghetti for me.
In this case he's saying will you microwave that spaghetti for me.
Will you heat up that spaghetti in the microwave for me.
I have to run upstairs real quick.
Will you nuke that spaghetti for me.
I'm just going to nuke this pizza then I'll meet you in the back yard.
I'm just gonna nuke this pizza then I'll meet you in the backyard.
I'm just going to nuke this pizza.
Then I'll meet you in the backyard.
And these are some more negative examples we have to do something to reduce the number of nukes in the
world or humans won't survive.
We have to do something to reduce the number of nukes in the world or humans won't survive.
I hope they never use nukes to resolve a political disagreement.
I hope they never use nukes to resolve a political disagreement and that's it for this lecture and the
letter M..
Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next lecture.