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noun - an intellectual
An intellectual; a highbrow.
EGGHEAD - In the U.S. English slang, egghead is an anti-elitist epithet used to refer to intellectuals or people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary peop...
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This ovoid term for an intellectual was often used of 1952 presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson |
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Informal An intellectual a highbrow. |
a highly academic or studious person an intellectual. |
an intellectual (who is bald?) |
a person, especially a man, who is very clever and interested only in studying and other mental activities |
A highly academic or studious person an intellectual. |
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In the U.S. English slang, egghead is an anti-elitist epithet used to refer to intellectuals or people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism, common sense, sexual interests, etc. on account of their intellectual interests. It was part of a widespread anti-elitist social movement that insisted that credentialed intellectuals were not the only smart people, but that serious human intelligence could be found widespread among ordinary people regardless of class, race or gender.A similar, though not necessarily pejorative, British term is boffin. The term egghead reached its peak currency during the 1950s, when vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon used it against Democratic Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson. It was used by Clinton advisor Paul Begala in the 2008 presidential campaign to describe Senator Barack Obama's supporters when he said, "Obama can't win with just the eggheads and African-Americans." |