Egghead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛɡˌhɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Egghead is a noun meaning (derogatory) A bald person, especially a man.
Meaning
(derogatory) A bald person, especially a man.
More Meanings
- A bald head.
- (derogatory) An intellectual, especially one who is insensitive, pedantic, or out of touch.
Example Sentences
His own image as a bald man - egghead - with glasses aids this perception.
But at the top of the "egghead", the blood vessels become pinched and the flow is blocked.
At one point he even lifts his cap to reveal an egghead bald-cap atop white hair and spectacles.
Contemporaries remembered him, for instance, as an egghead, bald as a billiard ball, and an “obese Napoleon."
Word Forms
- eggheads
Synonyms for egghead
Depending on context, synonyms include boffin, brain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include longhair, nerd, highbrow, sage, intellectual, baldie.
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