2006-10-05 08:23:10 · 19 answers · asked by frostbitten 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Poindexter
Poindexter has been an American slang term for an egghead or nerd for decades, but how did the name come to be associated with really smart people. The answer is cartoons. The cartoon character Felix the Cat, creation of Otto Messmer, made his screen debut in 1919, making him one of the most venerable animated characters in existence.
In 1958, Felix made his television debut and for the TV series Felix's new animator, Joe Oriolo, introduced a number of new characters and foils for Felix. Among these were Felix's archnemesis The Professor and his brainy nephew, Poindexter. Allegedly, Oriolo named Poindexter after his lawyer. The popularity of the cartoon ensured that the name Poindexter would be forever associated with intelligence.
2006-10-05 08:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by mancunian_nick 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Poindexter Cartoon
2016-12-12 08:41:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poindexter Definition
2016-11-01 07:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a poindexter is someone who is nerdy or bookish. It's origin actually comes from the cartoon Felix the Cat, which featured a character called Poindexter who was Felix's nemesis. In the cartoon Poindexter was depicted as a stereotype scientist with a labcoat, thick glasses and a mortarboard.
2006-10-05 08:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by DJ Rizla 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-13 07:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A characterf from fictional cartoon 'Felix the Cat' - the younger nephew to the Professor.
Become popular in 1958 that its now applied to people who are overly nerdy, geeky or bookish.
The term has also been used in movies, the Saved by the Bell series, The Simpsons cartoon series & also to indicate a level in a video game.
2006-10-05 18:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by nayrah1974_zu 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Admiral Poindexter was an Admiral who was involved in the scandal where arms were sold to Iran and the profits were diverted to support the contras in their war against the Sandanistas in Nicaragua in the 1980s. Colonol Oliver North was another key figure.
Poindexter resufaced a few years ago with his work on potential use of the internet network to spy on users.
2006-10-05 08:28:51 · answer #7 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have oftern herd it as slang for "nerd", and in Revenge of the Nerds, Timothy Busfield(now of Studiod 60) played a charcter named Poindexter. as I was a kid i do not know which came first
2006-10-07 07:57:49 · answer #8 · answered by janssen411 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not know what the word means.. but there was a John Poindexter who was in the Washington bureaucracy
2006-10-05 13:34:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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because of the Felix the Cat show...the cat named poindexter (i think) is really smart
2016-04-01 12:27:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋