whiz kid
noun
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or less commonly whizz kid
: a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age
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The most consequential hire in recent years: Leigh Marie Braswell—a math whiz kid from rural Alabama whose career started at Scale AI, when its staff numbered fewer than 10 people—who joined Kleiner from Founders Fund in 2023.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
This isn’t the first time the whiz kids whiffed on the Trump economy.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
This isn’t the first time the whiz kids whiffed on the Trump economy.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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“Whiz kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz%20kid. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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