Why does poindexter mean nerd

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Archived Questions Goto Qn. This is an outdated slang term that still sees some usage. This occurred in the mids thanks to the character of Arnold Poindexter in the Revenge of the Nerds. This name is particularly associated with Huguenot refugees who fled from France to England, and from there to VA. Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.

Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering More Synonyms of cocky. Poindexter has become slang for a nerd as a reference to the Felix the Cat character. Why are nerds called Poindexter? Is Poindexter an insult? I am wondering where the reversal has crept into the quote above: "dexter" in Latin is the right hand, and "sinister" the left. Hugo, the quote from the blog is really low quality and just adds nothing to the explanation except confusion.

Yes, I was wondering the same thing too. I had thought he was called Dexter as he may be a serial killer, but he's a serial killer with a moral code the opposite of sinister.

And he's dexterous with a knife. I've found something else and will make an edit. A precise and exact answer looks pretty definite and permanent, don't understand why the question got closed. Well thanks anyway! Dextrose does mean blood sugar, too—it is just less commonly used than glucose.

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