also nerts, 1932, originally American English college slang, colloquial or euphemistic pronunciation of nuts as a slang retort of defiance or dismissal (1931).
nerdy
Nereid
nerf
neritic
Nero
nertz
nerval
nervation
nerve
nerveless
nerve-racking
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