poindexter

/ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

older

VERB + POINDEXTER

call, got

POINDEXTER + NOUN

brits

name

A surname from Jersey Norman.

noun

A bookish or socially unskilled person.

Brain: A quantum-interface bomb? Are you insane in the membrane? / Philip Fry: You got it, Poindexter!

On first listen, Americans of a certain vintage would call one a Poindexter, while older Brits would regard the other as a swot.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Poindexter.

Brain: A quantum-interface bomb? Are you insane in the membrane? / Philip Fry: You got it, Poindexter!

Wiktionary

On first listen, Americans of a certain vintage would call one a Poindexter, while older Brits would regard the other as a swot.

Wiktionary

i Register

In some senses, poindexter is marked as US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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