dweeb

Etymology
From 1968 US college slang, probably related to.

Noun

 * 1)  A boring, studious, or socially inept person.

Usage notes
Although dweeb frequently involves some more sense of boring studiousness than, dweeb does not carry the connotations of actual intelligence or mastery of an (unimportant) subfield frequently intended by the similar and.

Synonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:dork