Browsing page 1 of words meaning intelligent, smart (17 words total)
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- boffin – book smarts – brain – brainiac – brains – bright – Einstein – head – know shit from Shinola – rep – sharp as a tack – slick – smart cookie – smarty – street smarts – streetwise – whiz
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boffin 
noun
- a scientist, engineer, or person employed in a technical field.
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Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2009.
- an intelligent person.
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Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2009.
notes
- May be shortened to "boff". (Note that in the US, "boff" has sexual connotations.)
Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2009.
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book smarts 
noun - plural
- knowledge gained from reading and studying.
He's got book smarts but no street smarts.
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Last edited on Sep 23 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 23 2012.
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brain 
noun
- a smart, possibly nerdy person.
Citation from "Lost Nazi nuke-project uranium found in Dutch scrapyard", The Register, 19 February 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: intelligent, smart.
Last edited on Feb 20 2010. Submitted by Stuart O. from Tallahassee, FL, USA on Jan 17 1999.
- fellatio.
I asked this girl to give me some brain and she said that she doesn't do that.
- See more words with the same meaning: fellatio, 'blowjob'.
Last edited on Jun 08 2002. Submitted by Johnny ". from Columbia, SC, USA on Jun 08 2002.
verb - transitive
- to hit someone in the head quite hard.
Citation from "Purple Haze", Eureka (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Blood Test", Archer (TV), Season 2 Episode 3 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to hit one's head.
Last edited on Mar 13 2011. Submitted by Cat from Seattle, WA, USA on Aug 13 1997.
notes
- Regarding the "fellatio" definition, this term created a stir in New York City when the word slipped onto a MTA bus advertisement.
Citation from "Street Slang Update: "Brain" Doesn't Mean Smart...", Gothamist, Jen Chung, November 5 2004 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 29 2010.
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brainiac
noun
- an intelligent person.
Citation from "Dr. Nobel", Eureka (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.
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Last edited on Dec 12 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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brains 
noun - plural
- intelligence.
She's got brains.
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Last edited on Nov 18 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 18 2012.
noun - uncountable
- fellatio. Also "brain".
She gives good brains.
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Last edited on Dec 29 2010. Submitted by Eve from Long Beach, CA, USA on Mar 06 2002.
notes
- The "fellatio" sense of this term created a stir in New York City when the word slipped onto a MTA bus advertisement.
Citation from "Street Slang Update: "Brain" Doesn't Mean Smart...", Gothamist, Jen Chung, November 5 2004 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Nov 18 2012. Submitted by J. B. from NJ, USA on Apr 10 2005.
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bright 
adjective
- intelligent.
I'm so bright my momma calls me "sun"! (Note: this is a play on the homonyms "son" and "sun.")
Citation from "Everybody Flirts... Sometimes", Raising Hope (TV), Season 1 Episode 20 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: intelligent, smart.
Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 17 2007.
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Einstein 
noun
- a smart person.
Citation from "Killer App", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 12 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: intelligent, smart.
Last edited on Feb 01 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 01 2011.
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head 
noun
- a person who has both street and book knowledge.
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Last edited on Dec 10 1996. Submitted by Sandrea Sanders from St Louis, MO, USA on Dec 10 1996.
- someone who uses illegal drugs.
- See more words with the same meaning: drug user.
Last edited on Dec 16 1996. Submitted by Robert Geddings on Dec 16 1996.
- a person.
There are a lot of heads at this party.
- See more words with the same meaning: dude, person of unspecified gender.
Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by Annette from Naples, FL, USA on Dec 02 2001.
- a rest-room or toilet. Origin: the military.
Citation from "Old Dogs", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 13 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: bathroom, restroom.
Last edited on Nov 01 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 02 2003.
- the tip (glans) of the penis.
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Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 24 2010.
noun - uncountable
- fellatio or cunnilingus. See give head and get head.
She gives good head.
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Last edited on Nov 13 2010. Submitted by CHRIS M. from New York, NY, USA on May 11 1999.
verb - intransitive
- to leave. Also head out.
See you later. I gotta head.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on Nov 21 1999. Submitted by Jackie from Santa Rosa, CA, USA on Nov 21 1999.
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know shit from Shinola 
verb
- to be intelligent. Always used in the negative.
He doesn't know shit from Shinola.
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- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent, dumb.
Last edited on Dec 08 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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rep 
noun
- "reputation".
I'm just trying to protect my rep.
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- See more words with the same meaning: respect, credibility, reputation.
Last edited on Nov 21 2002. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.
- a knowledgeable and popular person who helps regulate street matters.
You've got to be a rep to know what's going on around here.
- See more words with the same meaning: cool, important, popular person.
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Last edited on Nov 21 2002. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.
- "repetition".
When strength training, I usually do two sets of eight reps.
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Last edited on Aug 01 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
verb
- to represent.
I'm reppin' for my hometown.
- See more words with the same meaning: to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess.
Last edited on Sep 23 2002. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 23 2002.
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