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Etymology [ edit ]

Blend of brain +‎ maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The term was coined in the Superman comic book and first appeared in Action Comics #242 in July, 1958.

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IPA (key) : /ˈbɹeɪniæk/

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Noun [ edit ]

brainiac (plural brainiacs)

( slang , sometimes sometimes derogatory ) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

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