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brainiac

[ brey-nee-ak ]
/ ˈbreɪ niˌæk /
Slang.
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noun

a highly intelligent person.

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Nearby words

brained, brainerd, brainfag, brainfart, brainfood, brainiac, brainish, brainless, brainpan, brainpower, brainsick

Origin of brainiac

from Brainiac, a superintelligent, villainous alien in the Superman comics, probably brain + (man)iac
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British Dictionary definitions for brainiac

brainiac

/ (ˈbreɪnɪˌæk) /

noun

informal a highly intelligent person

Word Origin for brainiac

C20: from a super-intelligent character in an American comic strip
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