double-dome

[ duhb-uhl-dohm ]

noun

, Slang: Usually Disparaging.

1. an intellectual; egghead.

Other Words From

• double-domed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-dome¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Is he really in such an unhappy plight as he sometimes thinks�the ridiculed double-dome, the egghead, the wild-eyed, absent-minded man who is made to feel an alien in his own country?

From Time Magazine Archive

Bolshevik, the party's leading double-dome magazine on matters of Communist theology, published a 50-page memorandum from Stalin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Above club fights, cooking hints, quiz shows, double-dome discussions, and the other knickknacks of television, TV fans love vaudeville.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wreckage everywhere: but the double-dome and hull-shell had withstood the shock.

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