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Brainiac
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a person who is extremely intelligent or academically gifted
Slang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
brainiacs
What does "brainiac" mean in intelligence slang?
The term "brainiac" refers to a very intelligent person, often someone who excels academically or is highly knowledgeable. The structure is informal slang formed from "brain" with the suffix "-iac," implying a person strongly associated with intelligence. It is commonly used in everyday speech, sometimes neutrally and sometimes slightly teasingly, to describe someone who is exceptionally smart.
Examples
She 's a total brainiac, always getting A's.
