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In the U.S. English slang, egghead is an anti-elitist epithet used to refer to intellectuals or people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism, common sense, sexual interests, etc. [1]

25 relations: Adlai Stevenson II, American English, Atel (slang), Barack Obama, Boffin, Culture of Bengal, Culture of the United States, Democratic Party (United States), Friedrich Nietzsche, Harold Wentworth (lexicographer), Highbrow, Intellectual, Louis Bromfield, Nerd, Obrazovanshchina, Paul Begala, Philip K. Dick, Pulitzer Prize, Richard Hofstadter, Richard Nixon, Russian culture, Stuart Berg Flexner, Sturmabteilung, The Man in the High Castle, YouTube.

Adlai Stevenson II

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent public speaking, and promotion of progressive causes in the Democratic Party.

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American English

American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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Atel (slang)

Atel is a French-derivative and nonsensical Bengali term, used as noun and pronoun in Bengali language, which is the inferior term for intellectual.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Boffin

Boffin is a British slang term for a scientist, engineer, or other person engaged in technical or scientific research and development.

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Culture of Bengal

The culture of Bengal encompasses the Bengal region in South Asia, including Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam (Barak Valley), where the Bengali language is the official and primary language.

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Culture of the United States

The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western culture (European) origin and form, but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Polynesian, and Latin American people and their cultures.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist and a Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history.

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Harold Wentworth (lexicographer)

Harold Wentworth (1904-1965) was an American lexicographer and specialist in English usage and slang in the United States.

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Highbrow

Used colloquially as a noun or adjective, "highbrow" is synonymous with intellectual; as an adjective, it also means elite, and generally carries a connotation of high culture.

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Intellectual

An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about society and proposes solutions for its normative problems.

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Louis Bromfield

Louis Bromfield (December 27, 1896 – March 18, 1956) was an American author and conservationist.

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Nerd

A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introvert or lacking social skills.

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Obrazovanshchina

Obrazovanshchina (образованщина, "educationdom", "educaties", "smatterers") is a Russian ironical, derogatory term for a category of people with superficial education without higher ethics of an educated person.

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Paul Begala

Paul Edward Begala (born May 12, 1961) is an American political consultant and political commentator, best known as an adviser to President Bill Clinton.

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Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American writer known for his work in science fiction.

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

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Richard Hofstadter

Richard Hofstadter (August 6, 1916 – October 24, 1970) was an American historian and public intellectual of the mid-20th century.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office, the only U.S. president to do so.

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Russian culture

Russian culture has a long history.

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Stuart Berg Flexner

Stuart Berg Flexner (1928–1990) was a lexicographer, editor and author, noted for his books on the origins of American words and expressions, including I Hear America Talking and Listening to America; as co-editor of the Dictionary of American Slang and as chief editor of the Random House Dictionary, Second Edition.

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Sturmabteilung

The Sturmabteilung (SA), literally Storm Detachment, functioned as the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle (1962) is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egghead

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