phudnik

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noun

A nudnik who holds a Ph.D.

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Meanings

nounphudnik (plural phudniks)

plural phudniks

  1. colloquialderogatoryhumorousA nudnik who holds a Ph.D.

    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."

    2000, James Frush, Kind Hearts: Self-Esteem and the Challenges of Aging, page 82

Origin

Blend of Ph.D. + nudnik.

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APA

phudnik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phudnik

MLA

“phudnik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phudnik. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phudnik,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phudnik.

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