Definitions for Poindexter

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  1. Poindexter(Noun)

    A bookish or socially unskilled person.

  2. poindexter(Noun)

    Somebody who is overtly nerdy, geeky or bookish.

  3. Origin: From the character Poindexter, a young intelligent scientist, in the Felix The Cat television series.


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