Poindexter
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See also: poindexter
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Jersey Norman Poingdestre (literally “right fist”). The sense “bookish or socially unskilled person” is from the character of the same name in the cartoon Felix the Cat.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Poindexter
- A surname from Jersey Norman.
Noun[edit]
Poindexter (plural Poindexters)
- (US, informal) A bookish or socially unskilled person.
- 2003 April 6, David X. Cohen, “The Why of Fry”, in Futurama, season 5, episode 8, Fox Broadcasting Company:
- Brain: A quantum-interface bomb? Are you insane in the membrane? / Philip Fry: You got it, Poindexter!
- 2023 August 8, Janan Ganesh, “The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak”, in Financial Times[1]:
- On first listen, Americans of a certain vintage would call one a Poindexter, while older Brits would regard the other as a swot.
Alternative forms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Poindexter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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