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pointy-head

(po̵int′ē hed′)

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noun

Informal an intellectual regarded disparagingly, as being impractical, officious, pedantic, etc.

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pointy-headed adjective

See pointy-head in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Slang

An intellectual.

Related Forms:

pointˈy-headˌed adjective

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