tech-nerd

tech-nerd

Someone who is exceptionally skilled with, knowledgeable of, or enthusiastic about technology, especially to the detriment of other skills or interests. Hey, Jim—I know you're a bit of a tech-nerd. Would you mind having a look at my computer and see if you can find out what's wrong with it? Look, no one but tech-nerds and industry analysts are going to care about the tiny upgrades they're making in the next model of phone. It's certainly not worth shelling out nearly $1,000 for one.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tech-nerd

(ˈtɛknɚd)
n. a technically oriented, dull person, typically a male computer enthusiast. My brother, who is a tech-nerd, spends more than ten hours a day on his computer.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • triple threat
  • throw mud
  • fling mud
  • fling/sling/throw mud
  • mire
  • drag (one's) name through the mire
  • operate
  • operate against
  • operate against (someone or something)
  • drag (one's) name through the mud
References in periodicals archive
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He concluded that while he was a competent artist and chef, and perhaps an excellent actor and tech-nerd, he wanted to go one level higher into the realm that exists beyond all of that.
As a 'tech-nerd' psycholinguist and a speech pathologist experienced in working with children with developmental disabilities, Hurtig (communication sciences and disorders, U.
All I could think was that some gifted tech-nerd really earned his keep with this one.