phudnik

noun

phudnik

noun

Etymology Blend of Ph.D. + nudnik.

1

Colloquial, Derogatory, Humorous A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.

A not-too-serious example: What if a student or someone else who has attended one of my lectures says, "What a bore; a phudnik if ever I heard one."2000, James Frush, Kind Hearts: Self-Esteem and the Challenges of Aging, page 82:

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