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whiz-kid

whiz-kid is the alternative spelling of whiz kid.

Meaning of whiz kid

Noun

whiz kid (plural whiz kids)

  1. A brilliant or accomplished young person.
    • “You were always good at literature. No wonder you were the whiz kid copywriter.”2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 292
    Synonyms:
    child prodigy

Forms of whiz-kid

pluralwhiz-kids

Questions about whiz-kid

What is whiz-kid the alternative spelling of?
Whiz-kid is the alternative spelling of whiz kid.

Words near whiz-kid in the dictionary

  1. whiz deletions
  2. whiz kid
  3. whiz kids
  4. whiz-bang
  5. whiz-bangs
  6. whiz-kid
  7. whiz-kids
  8. whizbang
  9. whizbangery
  10. whizbangs
  11. whizgig

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