- egghead egg·head n
- ['ɛɡˌhɛd]
pej (fam) intellettualoide m/f
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egghead egg·head n
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egg|head — «EHG HEHD», noun. Informal, an intellectual: »An intellectual is “one of the finest minds in the nation” when he agrees with us, and an impractical egghead when he doesn t (Birmingham News) … Useful english dictionary
egghead — egg•head [[t]ˈɛgˌhɛd[/t]] n. Informal: Usu. Disparaging. inf off (a term used to refer to an intellectual.) • Etymology: 1915–20, amer. egg′head ed, adj. egg′head ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Egghead, Jr. (Looney Tunes) — Egghead Jr. is a character in the animated cartoon Looney Tunes, created by Robert McKimson in the 1950s. He debuted in 1954 s Little Boy Boo and made his only speaking appearance in the 1959 cartoon A Broken Leghorn , wherein he speaks somewhat… … Wikipedia
Egghead — Egg|head [ ɛghɛd] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. amerik. egghead, eigtl. »Eierkopf«> (oft scherzh. od. abwertend) Intellektueller … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Egghead — Egg|head 〈 [ɛ̣ghɛd] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; scherzh.〉 Intellektueller [Etym.: engl., »Eierkopf«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
egghead — egg|head [ˈeghed] n informal someone who is very intelligent, and only interested in ideas and books … Dictionary of contemporary English
egghead — egg|head [ eg,hed ] noun count INFORMAL someone who has a lot of knowledge and intelligence and is only interested in academic subjects … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Egghead — Ẹgg|head 〈[ hɛd] m. 6〉 = Eierkopf (2) [<engl. egg „Ei“ + head „Kopf“] * * * Egg|head [ ɛghɛd ], der; s, s [engl. egghead, eigtl. = Eierkopf] (bildungsspr., oft scherzh. od. abwertend): Intellektuelle[r], Gelehrte[r]. * * * Egg|head [ ɛghɛd],… … Universal-Lexikon
egghead — (n.) 1907, bald person, from EGG (Cf. egg) (n.) + HEAD (Cf. head). Sense of intellectual is attested from 1918, among Chicago newspapermen; popularized by U.S. syndicated columnist Stewart Alsop in 1952 in ref. to Adlai Stevenson s presidential… … Etymology dictionary
Egghead (Batman) — Superherobox caption = Vincent Price as Egghead character name = Egghead publisher = DC Comics debut = creators = alter ego = * full name = species = homeworld = alliances = partners = aliases = supports= powers = Character ProfileEgghead was a… … Wikipedia
The Avengers: United They Stand — Format Animated Created by Stan Lee Developed by Fox Studios Starring … Wikipedia
