All the things you need to know about a thing you didn’t know you needed to know about.
That is unless you are already a fully fledged Nerdfighter...
For those of you who are new to Nerdfighteria or don't even know what it is hang around and, if i've done this right, you might learn a little something.
For those of you who are new to Nerdfighteria or don't even know what it is hang around and, if i've done this right, you might learn a little something.
To get us started, I have compiled a list of words and phrases that are commonplace among Nerdfighteria. These phrases will pop up often within the blog and Nerdfighteria and instead of constantly re-explaining, I think it’s best to get the slightly more tedious stuff out of the way first. That way this post can be used as a reference for future posts and provide a good base for your understanding of the AWESOME that is Nerdfighteria.
AWESOME: What a nerdfighter is made of. Awesome can be transferred from person to person, usually through nerdfighter related interactions.
BROTHERHOOD 2.0: A project undertaken by John and Hank Green, in which they were not allowed to communicate via text for a year. ‘Two Brothers, One Video Blog, 365 Days of Textless Communication, It’s a whole new kind of brotherhood.’
DECEPTICON: The opposite of a nerdfighter, someone who is not awesome or actively seeks to increase worldsuck.
DFTBA: An acronym usually meaning Don’t Forget To Be Awesome, though it has an unimaginable number of meanings. Some of which can be found here. It is often used as a farewell by Nerdfighters. If said to you it should be seen as a compliment, as the person saying it has recognised that you are in fact made of AWESOME. It is also the name of a record company founded by Hank Green and Alan Lastufka that signs youtube artists whose talents may otherwise go unrecognised.
FAIL: The act of not succeeding. Fail is part of internet jargon and is often used to humorous effect when someone has very obviously and/or massively failed.
HAPPY DANCE: A dance that a nerdfighter does when they have reached a point of such extreme happiness that the only way to express it is through sudden erratic dance.
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| Hank Green |
HANK GREEN: The younger brother of John Green, musician, co-founder of Nerdfighteria with John Green and co-founder of DFTBA Records with Alan Lastufka. His albums include: So Jokes, This Machine Pwns N00bs and his upcoming album Ellen Hardcastle.
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| John Green |
JOHN GREEN: The older brother of Hank Green, award winning author and co-founder of Nerdfighteria. His works include: Looking For Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns and Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
NERDFIGHTER: A person who his proud of being a nerd, has taken on the title, nerdfighters are known for watching the vlogbrothers on youtube and doing their best to decrease worldsuck.
NERDFIGHTERIA: Though Nerdfighteria is not a physical location, it is an island where the awesome of all the nerdfighters in the world is joined. The two rules of Nerdfighteria, and really the world, are 1. Don’t be mean; and 2. DFTBA.
NERDFIGHTER-LIKE: Love between two nerdfighters. A song about nerdfighter like was written and sung by Lauren Fairweather and later covered by Hank and Katherine Green.
THE NERDFIGHTER ‘GANG SIGN’:
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| The Nerdfighter Salute/Gang Sign |
NOOB/N00B: Often used in gaming, it is applied who is very obviously new to the game, a newbie if you will, this is usually seen through their amazing ability to fail at said game. It is generally seen to mean someone who is considered ignorant, weak minded or stupid.
NOTSOME: Not awesome, the opposite of awesome, a synonym for suck.
PWN/PWNED: To ‘own’ somebody. Completely beat them at whatever you are doing that shows off your obviously supreme skill level.
TROLL: Someone who purposely starts fights on the internet.
VLOGBROTHERS: John and Hank Green’s youtube channel.
WORLDSUCK: All the sucky things in the world combined. Worldsuck has been known to include: malaria, murder and poverty. One of a nerdfighters main aims in life is to decrease worldsuck. Whether it be just being nice to everyone or dedicating their lives to charity.
The Nerdfighter Song by Horrible Fiction:
The Nerdfighter Song by Horrible Fiction:
-DFTBA
