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STEMlord

STEMlord noun: a self-important, condescending person with a background or interest in a STEM field, particularly one who disparages the humanities.

Noun

STEMlord (plural STEMlords)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A self-important, condescending person with a background or interest in a STEM field, particularly one who disparages the humanities.
    • "Yeah, Myra's basically a communist. I can't imagine how much they had had to offer to get her to agree to work for a bunch of right-wing STEMlords."2017 July 25, April Daniels, Sovereign, Diversion Books, →ISBN, pages 198–199
    • I've long learned that engaging with basement-dwelling STEMlords who come online looking for a fight is never a good idea — the last thing I want is to provide free entertainment for their fragile egos.2021 September 14, Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis, →ISBN, page 362

Forms of STEMlord

pluralSTEMlords
alternative formSTEM-lord

Origin of STEMlord

From STEM + -lord.

Questions about STEMlord

What does STEMlord mean?
STEMlord means a self-important, condescending person with a background or interest in a STEM field, particularly one who disparages the humanities.
What part of speech is STEMlord?
STEMlord is a noun.
What is the plural of STEMlord?
The plural of STEMlord is STEMlords.

Words near STEMlord in the dictionary

  1. stemlike
  2. stemline
  3. stemlines
  4. stemloop
  5. stemloops
  6. STEMlord
  7. STEMlords
  8. STEMM
  9. stemma
  10. stemma codicum
  11. stemmas

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