Kallikak
noun
Kal·li·kak
ˈkaləˌkak
plural -s
: a stupid person
rubber masks by means of which an ordinary citizen can transform himself into demon, witch … Kallikak, bumpkin
Bernard Wolfe
compare jukes Bernard Wolfe
Word History
Etymology
Kallikak, fictitious name of a family having one branch consisting mainly of intelligent and successful persons and another branch containing a large proportion of mentally deficient and immoral persons that was studied by H. H. Goddard †1957 American psychologist, from Greek kalli- calli- + kak- cac-
- complementarities
- complementarity
- complementary
- complementary afterimage
- complementary air
- complementary angles
- complementary cell
- complementary color
- complementary distribution
- complementary factor
- complementary function
- complementary gene
- complementary male
- complementary medicine
- complementary pit
- complementary wavelength
- complementation
- complementations
- complemented
- complementer
- complementers
- complementing
- complementiser
- complementizer
- complementizers