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whiz kid


whiz kid

noun

Definition of WHIZ KID

: a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age
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Variants of WHIZ KID

whiz kid also whizz kid

Origin of WHIZ KID

3whiz
First Known Use: circa 1942

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