Poindexter

poindexter English Etymology From en nrf-jer Poingdestre right fist. The sense bookish or socially unskilled person is from the character of the same name in the 1959 animated television series Felix the Cat, which is a revival of the original Felix the Cat animated films from 1919 to 1936. Its first use appears 1981 yes in the publication University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Slang. Pronunciation en /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/ GA en /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Poindexter.wav Southern England Proper noun en Jersey Norman. Noun en US colloquial A bookish or socially unskilled person. en geek nerd Thesaurus:dork en April 6 2003 David X. Cohen The Why of Fry Futurama 5 8 Fox Broadcasting Company Brain: A quantum-interface bomb? Are you insane in the membrane? / Philip Fry: You got it, Poindexter! en 2023-08-08 w:Janan Ganesh The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak w:Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/7016945a-2950-418a-9325-c87734c7a6c3 On first listen, Americans of a certain vintage would call one a Poindexter, while older Brits would regard the other as a swot. Alternative forms en poindexter Derived terms en poindexterish Further reading en eponyms