quiz kid

American  

noun

Informal.

1. an unusually intelligent child.

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Etymology

Origin of quiz kid

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

They documented every broadcast schedule, photograph and celebrity encounter of Joel Kupperman’s life as a Quiz Kid.

From Washington Post

In addition to his wife and son, survivors include another child, Charlie Kupperman of San Francisco; a sister, Harriet Moss, who was briefly a Quiz Kid in her youth, of Palo Alto, Calif.; and a grandson.

From Washington Post

A sympathetic professor, understanding how he could not escape being a Quiz Kid in the United States, told him, “You need to get out of the country.”

From Washington Post

Joel’s older sister was also briefly a Quiz Kid.

From New York Times

Kupperman’s graphic memoir about his Quiz Kid father, “All the Answers,” is surprisingly moving.

From New York Times