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egghead
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egghead
(noun)
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egghead
/
ˈ
ɛgˌhɛd/
noun
plural
eggheads
egghead
/
ˈ
ɛgˌhɛd/
noun
plural
eggheads
Learner's definition of EGGHEAD
[
count
]
informal + usually disapproving
:
a highly educated person who may not know much about real life
He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of
eggheads
.
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— eggheaded
/
ˈ
ɛgˌhɛdəd/
adjective
,
informal
[
more eggheaded; most eggheaded
]
eggheaded
scientists
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