brainiac
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brainiac
- /ˈbɹeɪniæk/
Rhymes with -eɪniæk
Where it comes from
Blend of brain + maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The term was coined as the name of the fictional supervillain Brainiac in the Superman series and first appeared in Action Comics comic book #242 in July, 1958. By surface analysis, brainy + -ac.
noun brainiacs
- A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person. With all the brainiacs in the world ... you'd think somebody would come up with a sunblock for ice cream.
