vakidioot
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Etymology[edit]
From vak (“occupation, profession”) + idioot (“idiot”), calque of German Fachidiot. Equivalent to a back-formation from vakidiotisme. The term entered common usage in 1968, at the time of Marxist student protests.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vakidioot m (plural vakidioten, diminutive vakidiootje n)
- (derogatory) A fachidiot; a (very) capable professional with little societal awareness or engagement outside one's narrow expertise, especially one who exaggerates the importance of one's specialism. [from early 20th c.]