Egghead
Definitions
- A bald person, especially a man.
- A bald head.
- An intellectual, especially one who is insensitive, pedantic, or out of touch.
Examples
“Then no one will know⟳ whether you are a genuine egghead or not. Besides, completely bald men are more sensual.”
“His own⟳ image as a bald man - egghead - with glasses aids this perception.”
“Contemporaries remembered him, for instance, as an egghead, bald as a billiard ball, and an “obese Napoleon."”
“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.”
“Many shave their entire head at the first sign⟳ of hair loss, believing that chicks prefer⟳ an egghead to a comb-over.”
“His shoulders were so misshapen they almost met over his sunken chest and they were topped by a pointy egghead, bald but for a few short sproutings of hair.”
“Just because some of you eggheads spend⟳ half your life in college don't mean⟳ you've got any monopoly on good common sense⟳.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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