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- adjective Alternative spelling of
book smart .
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First Impression: Elliot is described as a book-smart and shy guy whose weak, skinny build isn’t fit for athletics.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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First Impression: Elliot is described as a book-smart and shy guy whose weak, skinny build isn’t fit for athletics.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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(There are many kinds of intelligence, like being savvy or clever or great with people or book-smart or mechanically gifted, so I figure there are probably many kinds of dumbness).
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » SVT’s Review Forum 2009
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Griffin is a book-smart and intelligent person but a terrible manager.
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I might at times feel book-smart based on test scores and grades and socially confident when surrounded by friends.
Joshua Stanton: Pastoral Care: Crucial Learning We Often Overlook Joshua Stanton 2010
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"They may have skills and are techno-savvy and book-smart and streetwise, but they don't understand what the big deal is if they're five minutes late," he says of young people today.
Parents, kids today more in harmony than prior generations 2009
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And for those non-lawyers, as someone who went to a lesser law school than Harvard, being the editor of the Harvard Law Journal is equivalent to being more book-smart than about 99.999% of people.
Sarah Palin on 'Oprah': Five best-case (or maybe worst-case?) scenarios | EW.com 2009
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Are these pampered frat boys really book-smart, or merely inbred?
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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The more specific summary is: It's about a woman, a surgical intern, book-smart but socially inept, and how she finds her way through the world.
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Fun Fact: The sisters identified Kourtney as the most book-smart, Khloe the most street-smart, and Kim the most conceited.
Were Barbara's Most Fascinating People Actually Fascinating? 2011
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