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whiz kid

whiz kid noun: a brilliant or accomplished young person.

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

Synonyms of whiz kid

Forms of whiz kid

pluralwhiz kids
alternative formwhizkid
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Questions about whiz kid

What does whiz kid mean?
Whiz kid means a brilliant or accomplished young person.
What part of speech is whiz kid?
Whiz kid is a noun.
What is the plural of whiz kid?
The plural of whiz kid is whiz kids.

Words near whiz kid in the dictionary

  1. Whixall
  2. Whixley
  3. whiz
  4. whiz deletion
  5. whiz deletions
  6. whiz kid
  7. whiz kids
  8. whiz-bang
  9. whiz-bangs
  10. whiz-kid
  11. whiz-kids

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