- whiz kid
- also whizz kid noun Etymology: 3whiz Date: circa 1942 a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age
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whiz kid — whiz′ kid n. inf Informal. a youthful and exceptionally intelligent, talented, or successful person • Etymology: 1940–45 whiz′ kid , adj … From formal English to slang
whiz kid — whiz ,kid noun count INFORMAL a young person who is very intelligent or successful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whiz kid — n. Slang an exceptionally talented and comparatively young person, esp. a newcomer, who shows great promise in a particular field … English World dictionary
Whiz kid — This article is about the stereotypical character. For a number of specific historical uses, see Whiz Kids. For the computer game, see Wizkid. For the Marvel Comics character named Wiz Kid, see Taki Matsuya. The whiz kid is a stock character who… … Wikipedia
whiz kid — noun also whizz kid ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: whiz (IV) : a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age * * * Informal. a youthful and exceptionally intelligent, successful, or influential person in a given… … Useful english dictionary
whiz-kid — noun someone whose career progresses rapidly • Syn: ↑go getter, ↑whizz kid, ↑ball of fire • Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑doer, ↑worker * * * /hwiz kid , wiz /, adj. of, pertaining to, or being a whiz kid: a whiz kid sales manag … Useful english dictionary
whiz kid — n. a young whiz. □ The boss’s new whiz kid doesn’t seem to be doing the job very well. □ We need a whiz kid to get things brought up to date around here … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whiz-kid — /hwiz kid , wiz /, adj. of, pertaining to, or being a whiz kid: a whiz kid sales manager. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
whiz kid — A whiz kid is someone, usually young, who is very talented and successful at doing something. Apparently the new engineer knows what he s doing a real whiz kid from what I ve heard … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whiz kid — Informal. a youthful and exceptionally intelligent, successful, or influential person in a given field: the whiz kid of network programming. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
whiz kid — not whizz , is generally the preferred spelling, though most dictionaries recognize both. The same applies for whiz bang, but with the addition of a hyphen … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
