"egghead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-egghead.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: eggheads [plural]
Etymology: egg + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|egg|head}} egg + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} egghead (plural eggheads)
  1. (derogatory) A bald person, especially a man. Tags: derogatory Translations (pejorative: bald person): টেঁকো, টাঁক, টাঁকমাথা (ṭẽkō, ṭãk, ṭãkmatha) (Bengali), pulipää (Finnish), crâne d’œuf [masculine] (French), zucca pelata [feminine] (Italian), łysol [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-egghead-en-noun-fV5Ka1xj Disambiguation of 'pejorative: bald person': 83 15 2
  2. A bald head. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-egghead-en-noun-9TsZe9uu Disambiguation of Hair: 32 62 6 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 24 68 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 90 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 80 6
  3. (derogatory) An intellectual, especially one who is insensitive, pedantic, or out of touch. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Translations (pejorative: intellectual): আঁতেল (ãtel) (Bengali), valopää (Finnish), intello (French), Eierkopf [masculine] (German), Fliegenbeinzähler [masculine] (German), διανοούμενος (dianooúmenos) [masculine] (Greek), secchione [masculine] (Italian), egghode [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), jajogłowy [masculine, person] (Polish), яйцеголо́вый (jajcegolóvyj) [masculine] (Russian), lumbrera [feminine] (Spanish), cerebrito [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-egghead-en-noun-pfnnFGqH Disambiguation of People: 31 20 49 Disambiguation of 'pejorative: intellectual': 12 9 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boffin, brain Related terms: wonk

Inflected forms

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