phudnik
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]phudnik (plural phudniks)
- (colloquial, derogatory, humorous) A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.
- 2000, James Frush, Kind Hearts: Self-Esteem and the Challenges of Aging, page 82:
- 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."