"egghead" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛɡˈhɛd/ Audio: en-us-egghead.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: egghead [singular], eggheads [plural]
Etymology: egg + head Etymology templates: {{compound|egg|head}} egg + head Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An egghead is a bald person.
    Sense id: simple-egghead-en-noun-OXhgpNsc
  2. An egghead is an intellectual.
    Sense id: simple-egghead-en-noun-GOGxkD64 Categories (other): Colloquial
     
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