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Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈvɑk.i.diˌoːt/
- Hyphenation: vak‧idi‧oot
Noun
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