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brain⋅i⋅ac

  [brey-nee-ak] Slang.
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–noun
1. an extremely intelligent person; intellectual.
–adjective
2. extremely intelligent.
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brain·i·ac   (brā'nē-āk')   
n.   Slang
A highly intelligent person: "These companies are not hot Silicon Valley startups swarming with Gen-X brainiacs" (Ronald Henkoff).

[Probably from Brainiac, a highly intelligent villain in DC Comics, blend of brain and maniac.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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