brainiac
brainiac · brainiacs
A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite personA very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.
/ˈbɹeɪniæk/
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Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, slang, sometimes)A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.
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- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Examples
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Translations
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a very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person:
Origin
Blend of brain + maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The terBlend of brain + maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The term was coined as the name of the fictional supervillain Brainiac in the Superman series and first appeared in Action Comics comic book #242 in July, 1958. By surface analysis, brainy + -ac.
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