Meanings
adjectivequackademic (not comparable)
- derogatoryinformalnot comparablepseudoscientific but within the academic community
nounquackademic (plural quackademics)
plural quackademics
- derogatoryinformalA quackish or pseudoscientific academic.
Origin
- Middle Dutchquacsalven
- Dutchquacksalver
- Englishquacksalverclip.
- Englishquack
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
- Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
- Medieval Latinacadēmicus
- Latinacadēmicu
- Frenchacadémique
- Englishacademic
- Englishquackademic
Blend of quack + academic; see quackery.
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quackademic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quackademic
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