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   pointy-head

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   • 1. an intellectual or expert: informal, derogatory North American "a dull political pointy-head"

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2. • • pointy-headed adjective US informal mainly disapproving (also pointy headed) uk / ˌpɔɪn.tiˈhed.ɪd / us / ˌpɔɪn.t̬iˈhed.ɪd / Add to word list Add to word list intelligent and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort, usually in a way that other people find annoying :
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   What is the meaning of pointy head?

   • (Jocular term heard on cruise ships.) The dining room is up at the pointy end. n. a studious thinker; an intellectual. (see also conehead .) The pointy-heads seem to be living in a world of their own. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What is a pointy-headed person?

   • intelectualoide… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! POINTY-HEADED definition: 1. intelligent and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and…. Learn more.

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   What is pointy little head?

   • A condescending phrase used to patronize someone for being foolish or not very bright. You failed the exam because you thought the sun was a planet? Aw, bless your pointy little head.

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   What are head-to-head points?

   • Head-to-Head points has long been known as the format that favors starting pitchers, but never have I seen it taken to the extreme it was in this draft, with late-rounders like Tanner Houck and Jon Gray being pushed into the middle rounds and bottom-feeders like Drew Smyly and Dane Dunning being drafted at all. That's out of just 252 picks overall.

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   intelligent and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort, usually in a way that other people find annoying : Parents don't like it when pointy-headed academics tell them how to raise their kids.

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   noun. ˈpȯin-tē-ˌhed. usually disparaging. : intellectual. pointy-headed. ˈpȯin-tē-ˌhe-dəd. adjective. Word History. First Known Use. 1968, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of pointy-head was in 1968. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near pointy-head. pointy-head. poise. See More Nearby Entries.

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   What does the word pointy-head mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pointy-head . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   1. of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions. 2. appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect. intellectual literature. 3. expressing or enjoying mental activity. noun. 4. a person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in art, literature, etc. 5.

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   intelligent and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort, usually in a way that other people find annoying : Parents don't like it when pointy-headed academics tell them how to raise their kids.

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   Define pointy-head. pointy-head synonyms, pointy-head pronunciation, pointy-head translation, English dictionary definition of pointy-head. n. Slang An intellectual. point′y-head′ed adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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    Definition of 'pointy-headed' Share. ×. Credits. ×. pointy-headed in American English. (ˈpɔintiˌhedɪd) adjective slang, derogatory. 1. stupid; idiotic. 2. intellectual, esp. in a self-important or impractical way. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.