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单词 whiz kid
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whiz kid

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noun Informal.

a youthful and exceptionally intelligent, successful, or influential person in a given field: the whiz kid of network programming.

Origin of whiz kid

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby whiz kid

Whitworth, Whitworth screw thread, whity, whiz, whiz-bang, whiz kid, whizz, whizz-bang, whizzer, whizz kid, whizzo

Definition for whiz kid (2 of 2)

whiz-kid
[ hwiz-kid, wiz- ]
/ ˈʰwɪzˌkɪd, ˈwɪz- /

adjective

of, relating to, or being a whiz kid: a whiz-kid sales manager.

Origin of whiz-kid

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example sentences from the Web for whiz kid

  • The honchos call in a whiz-kid named George Weiss, who penned tunes for the likes of Elvis.

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  • If you were HP CEO Meg Whitman, how would you feel about the whiz-kid consultants?

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  • On Tuesday, whiz-kid election predictor Nate Silver wrote, “This year, all clichés about Ohio are true.”

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  • Jindal's extraordinary energy in those days helped cement an impression of him as something more than a whiz-kid wonk.

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