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   Point·y-head·ed

   /ˈpoin(t)ēˌ(h)edəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. intellectual; expert: informal, derogatory North American "some pointy-headed college professor"

   Word Origin by association with egghead.

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   • intelectualoide… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! POINTY-HEADED definition: 1. intelligent and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and…. Learn more.

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   • (Jocular term heard on cruise ships.) The dining room is up at the pointy end. n. a studious thinker; an intellectual. (see also conehead .) The pointy-heads seem to be living in a world of their own. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   • pointy-haired Definition. Meaning of pointy-haired. OnlineSlangDictionary.com of a superior, not knowledgeable about technical matters. See also PHB, pointy-haired boss. My pointy-haired boss won't let me connect my Mac laptop to the company network. See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

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   intelligent and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort, usually in a way that other people find annoying : Parents don't like it when pointy-headed academics tell them how to raise their kids. The hackers were initially assumed to be pointy-headed kids playing computer games in grown-up places.

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     adjective. US informal mainly disapproving (also pointy...

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   noun. ˈpȯin-tē-ˌhed. usually disparaging. : intellectual. pointy-headed. ˈpȯin-tē-ˌhe-dəd. adjective. Word History. First Known Use. 1968, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of pointy-head was in 1968. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near pointy-head. pointy-head. poise. See More Nearby Entries.

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   3 days ago · POINTY-HEADED definition: stupid; idiotic | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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   Pointy-headed definition: stupid; idiotic.. See examples of POINTY-HEADED used in a sentence.

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   4 days ago · of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions. 2. appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect. intellectual literature. 3. expressing or enjoying mental activity. noun. 4. a person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in art, literature, etc.

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   What does the word pointy-head mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pointy-head . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.