nerd-snipe

Verb

To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.

Japanese Meaning

知的好奇心をくすぐる難問を出して、相手の注意を元々行っていた作業から逸らす行為 / オタクや知識人に対して魅力的な問題を提示し、本来の作業や活動から気をそらすこと

She managed to nerd-snipe me during the meeting by asking a question about algorithmic complexity.

彼女は会議中にアルゴリズムの計算量についての質問をして、私を魅力的な問題に引き込んで本来の作業から気をそらしてしまった。

Sense（1）

To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.

nerd-snipes

（ present singular third-person ）

nerd-sniping

（ participle present ）

nerd-sniped

（ participle past ）

nerd-sniped

（ past ）