: Removed references to Adam being a “Linguist” as there is no evidence to him having any credentials in the fields of etymology or linguistics.← Previous revisionRevision as of 20:18, 12 October 2026 Line 14: Line 14: | death_place = | death_place = | other_names = | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|[[Linguist]]|[[content creator]]|writer}} | occupation = {{hlist|[[content creator]]|writer}} | years_active = 2016–present | years_active = 2016–present | known_for = | known_for = Line 54: Line 54: }} }} '''Adam Viktor Aleksic''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|.|ˈ|l|ɛ|k|.|s|ɪ|k}}, {{respell|ə|LEK|sik}};{{Cite book |last=Aleksic |first=Adam Viktor |title=Algospeak |date=2025-07-15 |publisher=Random House Audio |isbn=9798217078066 |type=Audiobook}} born January 3, 2001),{{Cite web |date=2025-07-19 |title=Adam Aleksic |url=https://mylocalauthors.com/local-author/adam-aleksic/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=My Local Authors™ |language=en-US}} known online as '''Etymology Nerd''', is an American [[content creator]] and [[linguist]]{{Disputed inline|talkpage=Talk:Adam_Aleksic#Linguist?|date=September 2026}} who produces videos exploring the origins of words, particularly [[Neologism|neologisms]] and [[slang]] as it exists within [[Internet culture|digital culture]]. He began exploring word origins in 2016 through his blog. Aleksic studied at [[Harvard College]], during which he gained attention for his educational [[TikTok]] videos on linguistics and language in 2023. In 2025, he published ''[[Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language]]''. '''Adam Viktor Aleksic''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|.|ˈ|l|ɛ|k|.|s|ɪ|k}}, {{respell|ə|LEK|sik}};{{Cite book |last=Aleksic |first=Adam Viktor |title=Algospeak |date=2025-07-15 |publisher=Random House Audio |isbn=9798217078066 |type=Audiobook}} born January 3, 2001),{{Cite web |date=2025-07-19 |title=Adam Aleksic |url=https://mylocalauthors.com/local-author/adam-aleksic/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=My Local Authors™ |language=en-US}} known online as '''Etymology Nerd''', is an American [[content creator]] who produces videos exploring the origins of words, particularly [[Neologism|neologisms]] and [[slang]] as it exists within [[Internet culture|digital culture]]. He began exploring word origins in 2016 through his blog. Aleksic studied at [[Harvard College]], during which he gained attention for his educational [[TikTok]] videos on linguistics and language in 2023. In 2025, he published ''[[Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language]]''. == Early life and education == == Early life and education ==