Quackademic

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun

1
A quackish or pseudoscientific academic. derogatory, informal

Adjective

1
pseudoscientific but within the academic community derogatory, informal, not-comparable

Etymology

Blend of quack + academic; see quackery.

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