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    egghead
    /ˈɛɡhɛd/

    noun

    • 1. a highly academic or studious person; an intellectual: informal "the TV egghead who brought science to the masses"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEGGHEAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Egghead is a humorous and disapproving term for a very clever and studious person, especially a man. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eggheadEgghead Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Egghead is an informal and often disparaging term for a person with intellectual interests or pretensions. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › eggheadEGGHEAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying that an intellectual is out-of-touch with ordinary people. Though first used by journalists to insult editorial writers, egghead was popularized as an epithet of Adlai Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEGGHEAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Egghead is a humorous and disapproving term for a very smart and studious person, often a man. Learn more about its meaning, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEGGHEAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Egghead is an informal and sometimes derogatory term for an intellectual or a highbrow. Learn the word frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of egghead with Collins English Dictionary.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EggheadEgghead - Wikipedia

    Egghead: A person of spurious intellectual pretensions, often a professor or the protégé of a professor. Essentially confused in thought and immersed in mixture of sentimentality and violent evangelism.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eggheadEgghead - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An egghead is a smart, nerdy person. You might call your studious older brother, who always seems to have a book in his hand, an egghead. The word egghead is a very informal, slightly insulting name for an intellectual.