poindexter
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Nerdy math types multiplied in this year’s lineup, though no character exactly fit the stereotypical image of a poindexter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
Instead of the unassuming poindexter of the early 2000s, Garfield’s Peter skateboarded and brooded.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2018
He had come to my K-12 school in fifth grade as a poindexter outcast, but by ninth grade we were friendly.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2012
If he were a cartoon character, he'd be the pain-in-the-ass poindexter who is all the time dispelling the mysteries that fascinate his buddies.
From Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
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