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etymology - Origin of poindexter pointdexter - English Language . . . 2 It's been around a lot longer than the TV series Dexter poindexter “nerdy intellectual,” by 1986, U S teenager slang, from the character Poindexter, introduced 1959 in the made-for-TV cartoon version of “Felix the Cat ” The TV series is based on the novels by Jeff Lindsay: One of the most interesting questions came from a librarian
single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I think a poindexter is someone who is overly academic or pedantic, but doesn't necessarily repeat themselves a lot A poindexter could actually say a lot of interesting stuff but at inappropriate times or to the wrong audience
Understanding as of, as at, and as from Joel is mistaken when he says that as of means "up to and including a point of time," although it is often used to mean so As of designates the point in time from which something occurs So as of some point would mean from the date specified onward However, his answering of the best way to say each phrase is spot on One may use either until or up to to mean the time before which something
What is an alternative to the phrase what you dont know wont hurt . . . Around the time of the Poindexter comment, Sir Robert Armstrong, the then British cabinet secretary, under Margaret Thatcher,caused a similar furore At the time of the 'Spycatcher' affair, he infamously commented that he hadn't lied, but he may have been 'economical with the truth'
How does pussy come to mean coward? The word pussy is often used to mean "coward" This guy is a pussy and I am wondering why How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?
expressions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange We do have insults like bookworm or poindexter (pretty slangy) which refer to people who study "excessively," but that's not as precise as academic overlord, which maybe we should just import into English!
single word requests - A positive way to describe a know it all . . . That's the problem! I know what it isn't, but I don't know what it is I'm interested in the answer, myself, but the only thing that popped into my excuse for a brain was "poindexter", but that's somewhat pejorative, and still doesn't convey a tendency to correct others Sorry!