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Brainiac vs Trainiac - What's the difference?

brainiac | trainiac |

As nouns the difference between brainiac and trainiac

is that brainiac is (slang|sometimes|derogatory) a very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person while trainiac is (informal) a railway enthusiast.

brainiac

English

(wikipedia brainiac)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang, sometimes, derogatory) a very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

    • Synonyms

    * genius * pedant * smart-ass * wiseguy

    Antonyms

    * dufus * dumb-ass * dumbo * idiot * ignoramus

    trainiac

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A railway enthusiast.
  • * 2001 , Kathie Weir, A Parent's Guide to Los Angeles: Friendly Advice for Touring Los Angeles with Children , Mars Publishing, Inc. (2001), ISBN 9780967512716, page 29:
    • The Lomita Railroad Museum was once a regular stop on our shopping trips, a little reward for my trainiac .
  • * 2006 , James B. Twitchell, Where Men Hide , Columbia University Press (2006), ISBN 9780231137348, page 77:
    • There are still trainiacs , for sure — approximately 300,000 hardcore train hobbyists in the United States, who spend about $500 million on their passion.
  • * 2011 September 29, Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds, "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation", episode 5-3 of , 00:10:27-00:10:32:
    • Sheldon Cooper: It's official. I'm an HO trainiac .
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    • Synonyms

    *gunzel (Australia), railbuff, railfan