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What a turn of events appears unlikely suddenly chic has "Geek". Last week, asked Friday, when a new Word for Geek without a hip connotation and asked listeners it should weigh science. After combing through the submissions we show the top terms.

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IRA FLATOW, host:

Are from NPR SCIENCE Friday hear. I am Ira Flatow. We are back with flora Lichtman.Hallo, flora.

FLORA LICHTMAN: Hi, IRA.

FLATOW: we are back, because we a survey last week was right? update us.

LICHTMAN: Thats richtig.Letzte week we had a discussion and thought it came up that is perhaps the word geek, I don't know co-opted, that it has become a little hip, for those of us geeks who suffered much social fear and feel true, as we really deserved the term.

FLATOW: Geek is to send.

LICHTMAN: Is to send. So we asked listeners to weigh in on a new Word for Geek.

FLATOW: Mm-hmm.

LICHTMAN: And we have some really clever answers, I thought.

FLATOW: Let's go, by you.

LICHTMAN: Okay.So the first...

FLATOW: Here is our top 5.

LICHTMAN: All right. The top five.And this one, you know, I would like to begin by saying that many people in this kind of were disgusted and said, you know, we at the word geek sollte.Let keep's keep Geek.Dies is our word.We should fight.I want to go down without a fight.

FLATOW: Right.Rechts.Keep geek.

LICHTMAN: Keep geek.

FLATOW: This was number one response.

LICHTMAN: reaction number eins.Und then rebrand - know people, the kind of a moving train...

FLATOW: Mm-hmm.

LICHTMAN:...jumpers on than perhaps Geekgoppers or Geeksters, you know that we should consider the real geek Word.

FLATOW: Mm-hmm.

LICHTMAN: All right. Number zwei.Wie about Snerd?

FLATOW: A Snerd.

LICHTMAN: A Snerd, and that is for sexy nerd and slowly (unintelligible). While I saw "Morning Joe" Peter Orszag, if you don't know he is the White House Budget Director. Little news trivia, he just resigned or he said resignation this week was.

FLATOW: Mm-hmm.

LICHTMAN: How the listener writes the ultimate biz geek and came with the name Snerd sexy nerd, because Peter Orszag...

FLATOW: Well, let's try raus.Das is very Snerdy.I am a Snerd.Wie sound to you?

LICHTMAN: I like the way of es.Es is a little, though it sounds somewhat nasal I know nicht.Aber that's kind of true geek, right?

FLATOW: Number three.

LICTHMAN: Okay.Number three, we actually have a hint for number three.

(Soundbite of the TV series, "the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show")

Unidentified man (actor): (as Mr. Peabody) is my name, Sir, Peabody.And that's my boy Sherman by the Wayback Machine.

Unidentified person (actor): (Peabody) the Wayback as all heated, Mr. Peabody.

FLATOW: Oh, a Peabody.Er is-is a Peabody.

LICHTMAN: Yes."Rocky and Bullwinkle," if it rings a Bell was not.

(Soundbite laugh)

LICHTMAN: And those who suggested this also mentioned that you know, the good thing with Peabody is that, if taken apart, it could not Jock body to describe the most geeks.

FLATOW: A pea body.

LICHTMAN: A PEA-BOD.

FLATOW: Ooh.

LICHTMAN: It's a little ambiguity.Pretty good.

FLATOW: Double, wow.It so far is my favorite, I think.

LICHTMAN: Pretty good.The next was a bengee(ph) Bengeek the adjective with a k.And this origin this Bill Marsden(ph) writes, is interested in a scientific approach to life after Benjamin Franklin, a layman.So one could say, the balloon camera thing, is the pretty Bengeek.

FLATOW: I like know dass.Aber and it is also because Benjamin Franklin was an eclectic guy, interested in all sorts of things.

LICHTMAN: Yes.And.

FLATOW: He was - yeah.

LICHTMAN: And it's nice - it's kind of a lovable term.

FLATOW: It is a lovable and actually reflects that geeks today multi dimensions you may have, as Franklin had.

LICHTMAN: Right.Und maybe is this the development that we for a new Word for geek, ready, because you know, maligned need not more geeks quarantined.we something a little...

FLATOW: A Bengee.Das is very Bengeek.

LICHTMAN: I like es.Ich like the kind of Bengee.

FLATOW: That's good.

LICHTMAN: so that's seems quite gut.Aber I think you know, we - the last one on our list, speaking of adorable terms, and I think this is adorable proposed, it's Flatow.

(Soundbite laugh)

FLATOW: This is so - now, I am now of the running.

LICHTMAN: No Way.Es is the ultimate compliment, and several people suggested, IRA.

FLATOW: All right.

LICHTMAN: So we are definitely leave it...

FLATOW: All Recht.Wir be five in verlassen.Die five through schnell.Wir must again on our website at wählen.Es is sciencefriday.com.Sie are…

LICHTMAN: Okay.Nummer one, two, Snerd Geek.Nummer deem three Peabody, sexy Nerd.Nummer, as a reference to "Rocky and Bullwinkle" s nerdy Guy.Nummer three, Bengee, homage to Benjamin Franklin.Und that was four, I think.

FLATOW: Yes.

LICHTMAN: And number five Flatow.Und we all know who the on is.

FLATOW: Ja.Alles klar.Flora Lichtman, our digital Editor, I thank you want to reconcile Ihnen.Wenn, go to our website at sciencefriday.com.Stimmen for which these five - Yes, I think, four are a good choice - want for voices and we tally the results and see, what with the next week let's can. see also flora's video podcast is about all the time we can use today on the website surfing, pick of the week can ist.Und there on the left and contact - our iPhone app in the bag, take it with uns.Und you saw a great Wochenende.Wir next week.

I am Ira Flatow in New York.

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