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phudniks

phudniks is the plural of phudnik.

Meaning of phudnik

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

Questions about phudniks

What is phudniks the plural of?
Phudniks is the plural of phudnik.

Words near phudniks in the dictionary

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

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