What was your word for geeky/uncool growing up?

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Was just about to add to the 'describe your childhood in 3 words' and realised one of the words I would have put probably wouldn't be recognised by lots of people.

Ladgin - no idea of proper spelling. Meant uncool/geeky/embarrassing. I was extremely ladgin growing up - holidays spent going to castles in Wales or on steam trains (thanks Dad) instead of all inclusive in Benidorm like everyone else at school. Happy days .

We were in North Yorkshire, 1980s/90s. What word did you have for this, whereabouts and when? Just wondering how far the ladgin-ness spread?!

I'm 38 and wish there were more opportunities to say ladgin in my day to day life.

Square
Need.

Gay.

Sorry, but it was.

Square, keeno, nerd, sad

Pasty

To clarify - sorry but it was the word we used.

We used "sad" alot. There was much "That is so SAD". Sad meant uncool. About three years down in school years used "gay" to mean uncool. I think that insult lasted about ten years based on friends of that age and children I went on to teach.

Losers, Geeks, Mingers, Weirdos, Freaks were things cruel children frequently used to describe anyone that wasn't popular or sporty. Alot of these children were bullied into isolation and then became "Billies" (Billy no mates). Any boys who were not super masculine were called gay regardless of sexuality - "gay boy" "girly boy". Girls that didn't fit a gender stereotype were called "ugly bitch" "frigid" "tranny" "hermaphrodite" "it" or even "tight hole". There was no middle ground. You were either popular or conformed to the expectations of the popular kids or you were bullied. There was alot of alliteration "Lorna in the Corner", "Minging Mandy". Many individual children were victimised into being seen as untouchable, even to themselves. There was lot of fake crosses held up or pretend sprinkling of holy water towards these individuals.

It was a private school and anyone that wasnt middle or upper class would be referred to as "Chavs", "Townies", "Slapheads" or "Pineapple Head" (the last two referring to the tight high ponytails that was in fashion amongst working class girls at the time).

I am so relieved I'm not at school anymore.

Molly

Mid 80s at school. A geek would have been called square. Boys we fancied were lush, and the opposite was crude!

Neek

This thread has reminded me of the word spod, haven't heard/used that in years! But it was what we called nerdy people, and we'd use dweeb or geek too.

Does anybody else remember using the word 'doody' to mean cool?

Boff - I was a boff. Also Larry as in Larry Loner (I wasn't a Larry as I did have a couple of good friends!).

Swot

I’d forgotten sad!

Yes-we used that loads.

Oh yes, Billy no mates!

Another couple were jipswade and jodacky which were variations on jippo and Joey (deacon) which were banned (kids are awful )

Boffin

Boffin defo or cakey

It was Boff in London and when I moved to Shropshire it was Square.

Oh yes, also 'sadcase'.

Keeno

Spod! I haven't said that in 25 years and had completely forgotten about it

Oh and that was v late 80's/early 90's

And sad sack

90s London - sad and boff too!

Boff or Tefal Head

Boff or spod. 80s Norfolk.