Meaning of brainiac | Babel Free

Definitions

A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

derogatory, slang, sometimes

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Examples

“With all the brainiacs in the world ... you'd think somebody would come up with a sunblock for ice cream.”

“With nearly 900,000 Twitter followers, Popova is a member of a rare pantheon of “influencers” for the brainiac crowd. Miraculously, she makes a living writing a blog about science, literature, philosophy, feminism and whatever else takes her voracious and generous fancy.”

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