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double-dome

American  
[duhb-uhl-dohm] / ˈdʌb əlˌdoʊm /

noun

Slang: Usually Disparaging.
  1. an intellectual; egghead.


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Etymology

Origin of double-dome

First recorded in 1935–40

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Above club fights, cooking hints, quiz shows, double-dome discussions, and the other knickknacks of television, TV fans love vaudeville.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wreckage everywhere: but the double-dome and hull-shell had withstood the shock.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry

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