Ace
Ace noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Intellect
Intellect noun - A very smart person.
Usage example: one of the finest intellects of our time
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Persona 4 has Naoto Shirogane, who doesn't show up until midway through the game and only becomes a party member much later, who is popular for being a badass ace detective, having a quiet intellect and slight social ineptitude, and for her androgyny.
Source: Ensemble Darkhorse / Video Games -
This is most commonly Played for Laughs, especially when the baby's hypercompetent in areas that would call for some amount of physical prowess, rather than just intellect; having a baby be The Ace, besting grown men and women at everything they do, is inherently funny.
Source: Brainy Baby
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