Lex Luthor

plural Lex Luthors

1. A supervillain, especially one who is bald.

   There was Bezos, parked just to his left, with his bald pate reminiscent of a cueball, or perhaps Lex Luthor.

   2026, Casey Michel, United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy, St. Martin's Publishing Group

   3 more examples

   Although there are a few candidates for a potential nemesis to our brave superfood heroes, these days the Lex Luthor of bullshit nutrition is our old friend sugar.

   2018, Anthony Warner, The Angry Chef’s Guide to Spotting Bullsh*t in the World of Food: Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating, The Experiment

   Now you might just say to yourself, Oh, look, isn't that cute and optimistic, God gave Laurie a lemon and now she's making lemonade, but the truth of the matter is that God didn't give me a lemon, he planted the Lex Luthor of all rapists three frigging houses away from me, and figuring out just how to survive now in my house wasn't exactly mixing a pitcher of Country Time.

   2009, Laurie Notaro, The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal, Random House, page 48

   Well, if you ask me, Heather's like the Lex Luthor of Villiam Rose Junior High-there's no way she would go all goo-goo over a fake superhero.

   2012, Wendelin Van Draanen, Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack, Random House Children's Books, page 291