Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phudnik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phud-nik
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.

Colloquial; Derogatory; Humorous

Example Sentences

"A not-too-serious example: What if a student or someone else who has attended one of my lectures says, "What a bore; a phudnik if ever I heard one.""

Etymology

Blend of Ph.D. + nudnik.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phudniks (plural)

Questions

What does phudnik mean?: A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.
Where does phudnik come from?: Blend of Ph.D. + nudnik.

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