fagidiot
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɑw.ˌidiˈoˀd̥]
Noun
fagidiot c
- fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
- Hvilken fagidiot han er blevet.
- What a fachidiot he's become.
- 2016, Ib Henrik Cavling, Pussy-cat, Lindhardt og Ringhof:
- Jeg blev fagidiot af nødvendighed, og fordi bedstefar kun talte fysik.
- I became a fachidiot out of necessity, and because grandpa only spoke in physics.
- nerd, geek
Synonyms
- (nerd): nerd
Related terms
- fagidioti
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faːɡ.i.di.uːt/, [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ.ˌu͍ːt], [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ̯u͍ːt]
Noun
fagidiot m (definite singular fagidioten, indefinite plural fagidioter, definite plural fagidiotene)
- fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
- Han mangler fagkunnskapen til å bli kalt en fagidiot; han er bare en vanlig idiot.
- He lacks the knowledge of a subject matter to be called a fachidiot; he's just a regular idiot.
- 1954, ?, Bok og bibliotek: tidsskrift for biblioteker og bogvenner, vol. 21-22. O. F. Arnesens bok- og akcidenstrykkeri
- En fagmann blir fagidiot i samme øyeblikk som han innsnevrer sitt studium og sin lesning til faget alene.
- A specialist becomes a fachidiot the moment he narrows down his study and reading to the subject alone.
- nerd, geek
Synonyms
- (nerd): nerd
Related terms
- fagidioti
References
“fagidiot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“fagidiot” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faːɡ.i.di.uːt/, [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ.ˌu͍ːt], [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ̯u͍ːt]
Noun
fagidiot m (definite singular fagidioten, indefinite plural fagidiotar, definite plural fagidiotane)
- fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
- Fagidiotar kjem ikkje særleg langt i livet, spesielt ikkje når dei ikkje kan kommunisere på eit grunnleggjande vis.
- Fachidiots don't come particularly far in life, especially when they can't communicate in a fundamental manner.
- 1962, Gudrun Hovde Gvåle, Ole Edvart Rølvaag, O.E. Rølvaag: nordmann og amerikanar, Universitetsforlaget:
- Eit insidig brødstudium vil gjera den unge til en smalspora fagidiot; han har ikkje råd til å drøyme draumar, til å fylgje skinet frå ei stjerne, og han blir ikkje berre materialistisk, men og uhyggeleg provinsiell.
- A unilateral study of bread will make the young one into a narrow-minded fachidiot; not only can he not afford to dream, to follow the light of a star, and not only will he become materialistic, but also incredibly provincial.
- nerd, geek
Synonyms
- (idiot): nerd
Related terms
- fagidioti
References
“fagidiot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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