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whiz kid

–noun Informal.
a youthful and exceptionally intelligent, successful, or influential person in a given field: the whiz kid of network programming.

Origin:
1940–45

whiz-kid

[hwiz-kid, wiz-]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or being a whiz kid: a whiz-kid sales manager.

Origin:
1940–45
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whiz kid

  1. n.
    a young whiz. : The boss's new whiz kid doesn't seem to be doing the job very well.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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