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egghead
egghead [ ég hed ] (plural eggheads)


noun 
Definition:
 
intellectual person: an intellectual or bookish person ( informal )

[Early 20th century. < the idea that a high forehead indicates brains]

eggheaded [ ég héddid ] adjective
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