KittenFishMom Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) I'm new here to this forum, and these parts, having bought my first tank about 6 months ago. I say the word "nerm" in Lefty O's post about rank and decided to find out more. It is a very cool word, with a very cool history. (Yes I grew up in the 60's) I hope this post is OK to put in "Off Topic". Nerm A normal or typical person who completely nerds out when it comes to aquariums or fishkeeping. Coined by Cory McElroy of Aquarium Co-Op in a live stream on YouTube on 19 October 2020. The term has rapidly spread in usage across the aquarium hobby and is now frequently encountered in a number of aquatic hobby contexts. Most people wouldn’t guess, but I’m a huge nerm. You know you’re a nerm when you try to grow green water on purpose. by Hobbit22 April 11, 2021 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nerm “But wait… there’s more…” Long ago, before the word “nerm”, before the word “nerd” was spelled with an ”E” and no “k”. Back when I was in college, activity generally fell into two categories, drinking and not drinking (also known as studying). That was when the word was spelled 2 ways, “knurd” was the noun, referring to a person, and “knird” as a verb, referring to studying. Ones friends would ask “Are you “drinking” or “knirding” tonight?” Now this was back before the drinking age was 21. So, the drinking was mostly a few beers while going out dancing. The folks I spent time did not do shots, or get falling down drunk. No one could dance when that drunk. The knirding involved in getting into med school or vet school or grad school was much more intense than the drinking we were doing. We never "drank like a fish", so to speak. Edited October 31, 2021 by KittenFishMom 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 That makes a ridiculous amount of sense… knird is drink backwards!! 🤯 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) Yes, to drink and to knird are opposites of each other. @hobbit are you the hobbit22 from the UD post? Edited October 30, 2021 by KittenFishMom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Yep! Some people here on the forum realized the internet’s definition for “nerm” was… less than family friendly, so someone wrote a definition, and I made an account on Urban Dictionary and posted it. Teamwork! 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 @KittenFishMom That is literally the coolest thing I’ve read in a while. You have me fascinated, entertained, and cracking up all at the same time. Bravo to you! I’d give you a triple like if I could. Excellent stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 @Manny That sounds a bit fishy to me. Just kidding (joking, not giving birth to goats) I'm glad you liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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