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.
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.
Jan 28, 2018 · 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.
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.
Jul 14, 2015 · This american is familiar with wisenheimer, though I think it's dated, like poindexter.
Jun 13, 2015 · 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.
