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EGGHEAD
egghead
(noun) an intellectual; a very studious and academic person; “in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
egghead (plural eggheads)
(pejorative) A bald person, especially a man.
A bald head.
(pejorative) A coldly out of personal touch intellectual.
Synonyms
• boffin
• brain
Source: Wiktionary
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