poindexter

noun

poin·dex·ter ˈpȯin(t)-ˌdek-stər How to pronounce poindexter (audio)

variants or Poindexter

plural poindexters or Poindexters

US, informal

: a person with intellectual or academic interests or pretensions

"We have this picture of data scientists as these Poindexters in lab coats … "

Matt West

Because, as the head of a team of poindexters from Hewlett-Packard and U.C.L.A., this 37-year-old chemistry professor is a leading figure in the whiz-bang field of nanotechnology …

James Wolcott

He's an absolute swot, but shares his knowledge generously with the rest of the class, unlike those Poindexters I tried to copy from …

Tony Squires

especially : nerd

Any self-respecting poindexter knows to carry an eyeglass repair kit with those tiny screwdrivers to tighten a loose earpiece.

Jason Tanz

… The Simpsons boasts such an impressive array of geeks, dweebs, nerds, poindexters, doofuses and socially maladjusted malcontents …

Nathan Rabin

Word History

Etymology

from Poindexter, boy genius who wears a lab coat and mortarboard hat in the television cartoon series Felix the Cat (1959-60)

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

单词	poindexter
释义	poindexter noun poin·dex·ter ˈpȯin(t)-ˌdek-stər variants or Poindexter plural poindexters or Poindexters US, informal : a person with intellectual or academic interests or pretensions "We have this picture of data scientists as these Poindexters in lab coats … " Matt West Because, as the head of a team of poindexters from Hewlett-Packard and U.C.L.A., this 37-year-old chemistry professor is a leading figure in the whiz-bang field of nanotechnology … James Wolcott He's an absolute swot, but shares his knowledge generously with the rest of the class, unlike those Poindexters I tried to copy from … Tony Squires especially : nerd Any self-respecting poindexter knows to carry an eyeglass repair kit with those tiny screwdrivers to tighten a loose earpiece. Jason Tanz … The Simpsons boasts such an impressive array of geeks, dweebs, nerds, poindexters, doofuses and socially maladjusted malcontents … Nathan Rabin Word History Etymology from Poindexter, boy genius who wears a lab coat and mortarboard hat in the television cartoon series Felix the Cat (1959-60) First Known Use 1981, in the meaning defined above
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