Egghead and Neanderthal

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Egghead noun - A person with strong intellectual interests.

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Neanderthal is an antonym for egghead.

Neanderthal noun - A big clumsy often slow-witted person.

Usage example: they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family

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Egghead is an antonym for Neanderthal.

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