Geek-Out With Our Dorky Editors Favorite Gift Ideas For Nerds

Funny gifts for their birthday, Christmas - you name it.

BY: Jennifer Belanger
Update: October 24, 2024

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This gift guide has been editorially created, selected and chosen by multiple gifting editors at Brostrick, including 10 year gifting editor Jen Belanger, Brostrick founder and style guy Patrick Varone and design manager Ethan Easton.

When it comes to finding the perfect gift for the nerd in your life, the options can be overwhelming. What do you get for someone who seems to have everything? Or for the geek who spends hours debating Star Wars vs. Star Trek, knows the difference between Iron Man’s Mark III and Mark LXXXV suits, and can quote obscure lines from Tolkien’s Silmarillion? Nerd culture is vast, multi-faceted, and deeply personal.

Whether they’re a tech wizard, a comic book aficionado, a gamer, or someone who dabbles in everything, there’s a niche for everyone—and, fortunately, a perfect gift to match.

That’s where this guide comes in. We’ve polled a few of our expert editors here at Brostrick (all self identifying dorks) and have hand picked a collection of unique, fun, and downright dorky gifts that are sure to excite even the most discerning of nerds.

From cutting-edge gadgets and cute, yet geeky collectibles these gifts don’t just speak to their interests—they celebrate them. Whether your giftee is more of a sci-fi enthusiast, a fantasy lorekeeper, or a tech geek who lives on the bleeding edge of innovation, we’ve come up with ideas that’ll make their heart race faster than the Millennium Falcon at lightspeed.

Bob Ross Toaster

best for the breakfast dork

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Perfect for all those Bob Ross fanatics out there like us, this happy little two-slice bread toaster has 7 toast settings and, more importantly, will imprint Bob Ross’ face (and 70s afro) on each piece of bread. How can you go wrong?

Sadly, you can’t imprint his handsome little mug on a bagel. You could try, but most have failed because the slots aren’t really big enough. Alas, buttering Bob Ross each and every morning is really the only way you should be starting your day.

Zelda Ohuhu + Songbook

best for total Zelda geeks

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Total Zelda nerd? Here’s the test. Close your eyes. Bring yourself back to around 1989. And then listen for the flute play “Do do do, do do dooooo.” Well, you’re in luck because now you can play that beautiful flute song yourself with your very own official Zelda 12-whole ceramic flute and a bunch of other songs from the Zelda video games as well.

While this is a great gift for the nerdy adult on your list it’s a great gift for the dorky kiddo on your list too who loves the newer versions of Zelda. They’re probably already reading sheet music in school so this is a great way to get some extra practice in. Sure you may want to put in your ear plugs, but at least they’ll have some fun. And if you have to smash it, smash it. There are no rules anymore.

COZY WIFI T-SHIRT

best for tech geeks

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When they’re always either on their phone, gaming, on their laptop or just steaming endlessly one thing is for sure; they’re using the WIFI or they’re asking “what’s the WIFI password.” Only the truest of nerds would appreciate this comfy vintage looking WIFI t-shirt as a gift that they’ll actually wear.

This tee comes in 10 colors to choose from and is pretty much almost all size inclusive ranging from small to 6XL. There are also options for women and kids too.

Foldable Rollup Waterproof Keyboard

best for computer dorks

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We’re always jumping on a flight and typically have our iPad with us, but find it difficult to actually get work done on it and the case that comes with it has a keyboard that’s too small and too loud. Enter the silicone foldable portable keyboard!

This lightweight keyboard that can easily be rolled up and stored (just be careful not to place anything heavy on it while it’s rolled up so it doesn’t get damaged) and then use the USB to attach it to your notebook (or laptop, desktop, etc) and type your way to freedom!

The keyboard itself is really easy to clean, is very soft to the touch, quiet, dust-proof and even waterproof (within reason). It’s really the perfect gift for the traveler on your list, your hard to buy for teenager, college student – you name it.

Darth Vader Carry-On Luggage

best for star wars nerds

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You know we couldn’t have a gift guide geared towards geeks and not have at least one Star Wars gift idea!

Stand out at the airport with a classic (and classy) sleek and shiny black Darth Vader 21-inch carry-on luggage that’ll fit in most standard airplane overhead compartments.

The spinner wheels make it easy to dodge and weave people all over the airport and the contractable pull handle makes it easy to store it away when you got to quickly get to your seat. Insert dorky “I am not your father” joke here.

100 Cheesy Joke Cards

best for funny dorks

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Who doesn’t want cheesy jokes that look like Kraft Singles? We certainly do! Similar to the classic dad joke, these cheesy jokes come as 100 slices (equaling 100 jokes) that are great for the whole family, but are definitely geared more towards the younger kids. An example joke:

Joke: Where do sheep get their haircut?
Answer: At the Baa-Baa shop

I know, right. Fun for everyone and nerds alike. You can give these as a fun gift, they make a cheap little stocking stuffer, or even something easy for your next white elephant party.

Clocky the Alarm Clock That Chases You

best for sleepy geeks

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Ok so Clocky doesn’t really chase you, but he/she/it kind of does. Requiring just 1 AA battery, Clocky the alarm clock can be placed on your nightstand and when the alarm goes off, Clocky jumps down off your nightstand and starts to run away and hide – all while sounding the alarm over and over again until you physically get out of bed, find him/her/them and turn off the alarm.

It’s really such a fun gift idea for those of us who are heavy sleepers who never wake up from a normal alarm or who hit snooze over and over (and over and over) again.

Office Desk Pen / Pencil Holder Dumpster Fire

best for dorky employees

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Year after year it seems like we’re all living in one giant dumpster fire so why not just join in on the “fun.” Spread the fiery love with the gift of their very own desk decor in the form of their own little dumpster fire pen/pencil holder that also has 100 flame note cards they can write on.

This amazing little lightweight dumpster is made of engineered wood and while you do have to put it together yourself, it’s super easy to just pop it all right into place. They can be the hit of their office and if they work from home all the better!

Lightsaber LED Lightup Chopsticks

best for Star wars fanatics

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Let’s face it, regular chopsticks are boring. So gift them them nerdy fun of lightsaber chopsticks that actually lightup thanks to 3 batteries that are included – don’t worry they last for a long time.

Each set weighs in at just 1 ounce, measures out at just under 10.5 inches long, and are really easy to use as long as you already know how to use regular chopsticks. The one thing to keep in mind is that you have to hand-wash these as they’re not dishwasher safe. Be sure to pass along that info to your giftee.

Richard Simmons Chia Pet

best for nostalgic nerds

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RIP Richard Simmons! Now you can immortalize him with a classic Richard Simmons Chic Pet. All you have to do is add the solution to his head and upper chest area, water, and wait, and watch his classic afro and chest hair grow, grow, grow!

There are currently a few other popular Chia Pets you can choose from as well like Bob Ross, Rose from the Golden Girls, Pee-Wee Herman, and Sophia from the Golden Girls. Hmmm, they’re all dead too. Interesting.

Circuit Board Drink Coasters

best for techies

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Meep beep beep. Total dork alert. One thing the nerd in your life most certainly does not have is genuine circuit board drink coasters. Now, these aren’t made to look like circuit boards. These are actual circuit boards that have been made into drink coasters.

When the engineers design these they add a gold immersion process and 4 anti-slip pads for the bottom. To us, the green circuit boards are the ones we’ve seen the most, but you can also choose other colors like blue, purple, red, white, and yellow. And if you want to splurge, they are currently offer a 7-pack multi-color option.

Emotional Support Pickle

best for the needy

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So cute, so dorky, so necessary. This cute little emotional support pickle is the perfect little gift for anyone who needs a little pick-me-up and a little reminder that they’re not alone and they’re going to get through whatever life happens to toss at them. As the pickle’s sign say “you are a big dill!”

Who doesn’t need an emotional support pickle?! We all do. Pick one up as a gift for that special someone on your list and snag one for yourself as well.

Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook

best for geeky wizards

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If they’re total Potterhead nerds, this is the official unofficial Harry Potter recipe book for them! Containing 150 really fun and pretty darn delicious recipes inspired from the series, you can make these on your own or with your kids. In fact, each recipe will actually the chapter from the book in which the food is mentioned.

They’ll have a blast trying out Burgers and Mash, Molly’s Meat Pies, Pumpkin Pasties, Rock Cakes and so much more.

Jennifer Belanger

Jennifer is the senior shopping / gifting editor at Brostrick.com and has been creating content, choosing the coolest and most unique gifts, and spending endless hours basically shopping for us (professionally) for over 8 years (since 2016). Some of Jen's writing can also be found on the gifting website Giftsicle.com and The Wine Down Report. Read full bio.

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