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noun Informal.a youthful and exceptionally intelligent, successful, or influential person in a given field: the whiz kid of network programming. Origin of whiz kidFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby whiz kidWhitworth, Whitworth screw thread, whity, whiz, whiz-bang, whiz kid, whizz, whizz-bang, whizzer, whizz kid, whizzo Definition for whiz kid (2 of 2)[ hwiz-kid, wiz- ] / ˈʰwɪzˌkɪd, ˈwɪz- /
adjectiveof, relating to, or being a whiz kid: a whiz-kid sales manager. Origin of whiz-kidFirst recorded in 1940–45 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whiz kidThe honchos call in a whiz-kid named George Weiss, who penned tunes for the likes of Elvis. ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’: Rian Malan’s South Africa Reviewed|Katie Baker|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST If you were HP CEO Meg Whitman, how would you feel about the whiz-kid consultants? How HP’s Disastrous Deal Blows a Hole in Consulting|Alex Klein|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST On Tuesday, whiz-kid election predictor Nate Silver wrote, “This year, all clichés about Ohio are true.” Ohio Prepares for Close Election Amid Fears of Another Florida 2000 Mess|Eliza Shapiro|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST Jindal's extraordinary energy in those days helped cement an impression of him as something more than a whiz-kid wonk. How Oil Saved Bobby Jindal|Reihan Salam|May 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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