Fachidiot

See also: fachidiot

German

Etymology

Functionally Fach +‎ Idiot, perhaps from Fachidiotismus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfaχʔiˌdi̯oːt]
(file)

Noun

Fachidiot m (genitive Fachidioten, plural Fachidioten)

(slang, derogatory) an expert in a certain field who is ignorant of other fields, or only looks at problems through the lens of their own field

Declension

Declension of Fachidiot

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fachidiot	die	Fachidioten
genitive	eines	des	Fachidioten	der	Fachidioten
dative	einem	dem	Fachidioten	den	Fachidioten
accusative	einen	den	Fachidioten	die	Fachidioten

Synonyms

Fachtrottel (Austria)

Descendants

→ English: fachidiot
→ Finnish: fakki-idiootti (calque)
→ Serbo-Croatian: fah idiot (calque)

See also

Betriebsblindheit, Tunnelblick

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