egghead

noun, often attributive

egg·head | \ ˈeg-ˌhed

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, ˈāg-\

plural eggheads

Definition of egghead

informal, often disparaging

: a person with intellectual interests or pretensions : a brainy person If you loved to read, you were considered an egghead, and there was absolutely nothing worse than to be considered an egghead.— Marvin V. Arnett —often used before another noun a bunch of egghead scientists

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He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads. the unlikely marriage between a literary egghead and a Hollywood sex symbol

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The first known use of egghead was in 1907

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egghead

noun

English Language Learners Definition of egghead

informal + usually disapproving : a highly educated person who may not know much about real life

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