Definition of Egghead

1. Noun. An intellectual; a very studious and academic person. "In spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead"

Generic synonyms: Intellect, Intellectual

Definition of Egghead

1. Noun. (pejorative) A bald person, especially a man. ¹

2. Noun. (pejorative) An intellectual. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Egghead

1. an intellectual [n -S] - See also: intellectual

Lexicographical Neighbors of Egghead

eggcup
eggcups
eggdrop soup
egge
egged
egged on
eggement
egger
eggeries
eggers
eggery
eggetarian
eggetarians
eggfruit
eggfruits
egghead (current term)
eggheaded
eggheadedness
eggheadednesses
eggheads
egghot
eggier
eggiest
eggily
egginess
egging
egging on
eggings
eggler
egglers

Literary usage of Egghead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan (2001)
"The company subsequently became egghead, Inc., and went public in 1988. ... egghead closed all its physical stores in 1989 and now sells exclusively through ..."

2. Skippy Bedelle: His Sentimental Progress from the Urchin to the Complete Man by Owen Johnson (1922)
"But Miss Mimi was too busy extracting information about the Triumphant egghead (who had countered by steadfastly devoting himself to Miss Biggs) and certain ..."

3. Lore: Capturing Traditional Environmental Knowledge by Martha Johnson (1998)
"... chicken or the egghead? In Pouillon, J., Maranda, P., éd., Echanges et communications. Vol. II. Mouton and Co., The Hague, Netherlands, pp. 1069—1091. ..."

4. Marketing of Traffic Safety by OECD Scientific Expert Group, OECD Staff (1993)
""egghead" showed the dramatic consequences of striking an egg with a hammer with and without a "helmet" for protection. "Hindsight" depicted a boy growing ..."

5. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"How on earth, he wondered, did an egghead like Kirby end up with a woman like that? That sort of thing just didn't stand to reason. C'mon Einstein. ..."

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