whiz kid
noun
variants
or less commonly whizz kid
: a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age
Examples of whiz kid in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Its Washington headquarters was occupied and sensitive data were seized by whiz kids from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—
George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Jackson embodies Ronnie with even more charisma the second time around, and his whiz kid charm serves as the perfect foil to Big Nick’s intensity.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Those two cases intersect and open up a vault of family secrets while landing Kat into hot water with her boss (Richard Armitage) as she gets yanked off the case and then taps the skill set of a new internet whiz kid Charlie (Charlie Hamblett).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
From trader to founder Just 28 years old, Mansour looks every bit the whiz kid tech founder—messy hair, frenetic conversation, and a disdain for convention.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for whiz kid
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Jackson embodies Ronnie with even more charisma the second time around, and his whiz kid charm serves as the perfect foil to Big Nick’s intensity.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Those two cases intersect and open up a vault of family secrets while landing Kat into hot water with her boss (Richard Armitage) as she gets yanked off the case and then taps the skill set of a new internet whiz kid Charlie (Charlie Hamblett).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
From trader to founder Just 28 years old, Mansour looks every bit the whiz kid tech founder—messy hair, frenetic conversation, and a disdain for convention.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for whiz kid
Cite this Entry
“Whiz kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz%20kid. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share