Today I Found Out

Why is Poindexter Slang for Nerd? (and Where the Words Nerd and Geek Come From) (2017x99)

Air date: Apr 23, 2017

→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut Why Do People Sometimes Call Police Officers Pigs? https://youtu.be/t8cb_Hdsjos?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt Why are Homosexual People Called "Gay"? https://youtu.be/5WUxv_dwACE?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt In this video: “Poindexter” as a slang name for a nerdy person comes from a particularly memorable stereotypically nerdy character in the cartoon Felix the Cat. The character in question is the nephew of Felix’s archenemy, the Professor, who is, of course, named Poindexter. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/police-officers-sometimes-called-pigs/ Image Credit: https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-168141092/stock-photo-woman-hand-writing-nerd-with-black-marker-over-transparent-board https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-132857924/stock-photo-lawyer-reading-legal-contract-agreement-disclaimer-with-magnifying-glass-person-in-elegant-business-suit-reading-document https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-130938593/stock-photo-nerd-saying-hello https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-159173750/stock-photo-nerd-tiled-letters-concept-and-theme https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-118017470/stock-vector-geek-nerd-guy-cartoon https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-114927725/stock-photo-wooden-blocks-with-the-text%3A-geek Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com.