POINDEXTER

Meaning of POINDEXTER in English

[ 'pɔɪndɛkstə ]

■ noun US informal a boringly studious or socially inept person.

Origin

1980s: from the name of a character in the TV cartoon series Felix the Cat .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

POINDEXTER — Poindexter BrE AmE ˈpɔɪn ˌdekst ə AmE \ - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POINDEXTER — Nerd--from the Poindexter character in the nerd movies. Example: Don't be jumping around like that--you look like a poindexter.
Slang English vocab
POINDEXTER — Poindexter
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINDEXTER — Poindexter
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINDEXTER — n AmE infml He's a poindexter for sure — Он настоящий книжный червь He's not exactly a poindexter — Он совсем не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
POINDEXTER — n AmE infml He's a poindexter for sure — Он настоящий книжный червь He's not exactly a poindexter — Он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
POINDEXTER — poindexter n AmE infml He's a poindexter for sure Он настоящий книжный червь He's not exactly a poindexter Он совсем …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
POINDEXTER — He's a poindexter for sure — Он настоящий книжный червь He's not exactly a poindexter — Он совсем не образцовый …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
POINDEXTER — Poindexter
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINDEXTER — Poindexter
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINDEXTER, JOHN MARLAN — (р. 1936) Пойндекстер, Джон Марлан Вице-адмирал; в декабре 1985 стал советником президента Р. Рейгана [Reagan, Ronald Wilson] по вопросам национальной безопасности …
POINDEXTER, JOHN MARLAN — (р. 1936) Пойндекстер, Джон Марлан Вице-адмирал; в декабре 1985 стал советником президента Р. Рейгана [Reagan, Ronald Wilson] по вопросам национальной …
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR — U.S. political scandal. In 1985 Robert McFarlane, head of the contra s, in direct violation of a 1984 law banning …
Английский словарь Британика
CONVERTER — I. kənˈvər]d.ə(r), -və̄], -vəi], ]tə- noun ( -s ) : one that converts a thing, person, or group is the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR — U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council (NSC) became involved in secret weapons transactions and other activities that …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONSPIRACY — con ‧ spi ‧ ra ‧ cy /kənˈspɪrəsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural conspiracies ) [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUBMIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES put forward/submit a proposal ▪ They put forward a proposal for a joint research project. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUBMERGE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN water ▪ Then we were off and running with subfreezing temperatures, submerging boats in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STARE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flinty look/stare ▪ Duvall gave him a flinty stare. frosty stare/look/tone ▪ He gave …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROUTINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comedy routine (= the jokes that form a comedy show ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRESIDE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB over ▪ The Cabinet is appointed and presided over by the President. ▪ Devoted …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PART — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central role/part ▪ The report emphasizes the central role of science in society. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRIMINAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONVICT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court convicts sb (= says that they are guilty ) ▪ A New …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLANK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blank cheque (= signed but without the amount written on it ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR — U.S. political scandal. In 1985 Robert McFarlane, head of the National Security Council (NSC), authorized sales of weapons to Iran …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NERD — n. 25B6; noun (informal) BORE; informal dork, dweeb, geek; Brit. informal anorak, spod; N. Amer. informal Poindexter.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DENIABILITY — noun (Politics) Ability to deny something; especially, in the context of US politics, the extent to which a person in …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
BURN-BAG NOUN (POLITICS) — In the jargon of US intelligence, a container into which classified (or incriminating) material is put before being destroyed by …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR — ист дело "Иран-контрас" Громкий политический скандал, связанный с незаконными тайными сделками 1986-87 по продаже США оружия Ирану в обмен на американских заложников …

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