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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Meanwhile, a team of techie whiz kids again work their special computer magic (another highlight) at a hidden institution and show up the Luddite adults.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
The whiz kid is moving on to national competitions for both, securing spots in the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge for his science project and the upcoming Scripps National Spelling Bee.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Its Washington headquarters was occupied and sensitive data were seized by whiz kids from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Jackson embodies Ronnie with even more charisma the second time around, and his whiz kid charm serves as the perfect foil to Big Nick’s intensity.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
The whiz kid is moving on to national competitions for both, securing spots in the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge for his science project and the upcoming Scripps National Spelling Bee.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Its Washington headquarters was occupied and sensitive data were seized by whiz kids from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Jackson embodies Ronnie with even more charisma the second time around, and his whiz kid charm serves as the perfect foil to Big Nick’s intensity.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Whiz kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz%20kid. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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