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brainiac

noun
/ˈbɹeɪniæk/

Etymology

Blend of brain + maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The term was coined as the name of the fictional supervillain Brainiac in the Superman series and first appeared in Action Comics comic book #242 in July, 1958. By surface analysis, brainy + -ac.

  1. derived from μανιακός
  2. derived from maniacus
  3. borrowed from maniaque
  4. compounded as brainiac — “brain + maniac”

Definitions

  1. A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

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

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