whiz kid
noun
variants
or less commonly whizz kid
: a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age
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Spanish soccer whiz kid Lamine Yamal was doing this…
A bit of sorcery that helped Spain vault to victory over France and eventually to the European title.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, new whiz kids become easily distracted and careless unless given explicit directions.
—Arthur Hicken, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
During the unending debacle of Vietnam, the public had lost faith in grand ventures dreamed up by whiz kids.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Johnson isn’t some whiz kid with a pencil tucked behind his ear.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, new whiz kids become easily distracted and careless unless given explicit directions.
—Arthur Hicken, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
During the unending debacle of Vietnam, the public had lost faith in grand ventures dreamed up by whiz kids.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Johnson isn’t some whiz kid with a pencil tucked behind his ear.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for whiz kid
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“Whiz kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz%20kid. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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