[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ok, I'm officially old, and I'm ok with that.

I've got a dumb old person question for the teenagers here, so parents, pass this on if you would.

I'm wondering whether teenagers use the terms "nerd" or "geek" as an insult anymore. It may be hard for a 14 year old to understand, but when I was in high school, these words were NOT cool. Even those of us in the outcast group didn't use them lightly. Witnessing the transformation of these terms has been surprising. Now everyone bandies them about as badges of honor.

Do these words still have any bite left, or are they actually used as compliments? What words are used today by teens to mean "awkward social outcast"? Dork, spaz, freak? I guess you can take a few out of the list and there are still plenty to use, as well as new ones us ancient ones haven't heard yet.