fagidiot
Norwegian
/faːɡ.i.di.uːt/
noun-m1
Definitions
- 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
- nerd, geek
Etymology
Compound from Norwegian Bokmål fag (subject) + Norwegian Bokmål idiot.
Origin
Norwegian
idiot
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ἰδιώτης Ancient Greek
- fag Norwegian Bokmål
- fagfelt Norwegian Bokmål
- fagfolk Norwegian Bokmål
- fagforening Norwegian Bokmål
- faglig Norwegian Bokmål
- faglitteratur Norwegian Bokmål
- idiot Norwegian Bokmål
- idiotsikker Norwegian Bokmål
- kraftidiot Norwegian Bokmål
- kronidiot Norwegian Bokmål
- realfag Norwegian Bokmål