- informal an intellectual; highbrow
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egg•head
(eg′hed′),USA pronunciation n. [Informal](often disparaging).
- Informal Termsan intellectual.
- egg1 + head 1915–20
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egghead /ˈɛɡˌhɛd/ n
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