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phudnik

phudnik noun: a nudnik who holds a Ph.D.

Noun

phudnik (plural phudniks)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, humorous) A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.
    • 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."2000, James Frush, Kind Hearts: Self-Esteem and the Challenges of Aging, page 82

Forms of phudnik

pluralphudniks

Origin of phudnik

Blend of Ph.D. + nudnik.

Questions about phudnik

What does phudnik mean?
Phudnik means a nudnik who holds a Ph.D.
What part of speech is phudnik?
Phudnik is a noun.
What is the plural of phudnik?
The plural of phudnik is phudniks.

Words near phudnik in the dictionary

  1. phuck
  2. phucked
  3. phucking
  4. phucks
  5. phud
  6. phudnik
  7. phudniks
  8. phuds
  9. Phuentshogpelri
  10. Phuentsholing
  11. phugoid

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