whizkids
Precocious talent pool
Whizkids are young people with exceptional talent or ability, especially in technical or intellectual fields: The company hired a bunch of whizkids fresh out of MIT.
The term often carries a slightly dismissive edge, implying youth and cleverness without experience.
Also spelled whiz kids.
Remarkably talented youngster
- phenomExceptional talent, informally
- child geniusExceptionally intelligent young person
- gifted childYouth with exceptional abilities
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
prodigious · precocious · savant · virtuoso · exceptional · remarkable · accomplished · early bloomer
Intensely bright or gifted
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
smart · quick-witted · brainy · intellectual · astute · precocious · gifted · talented
Writing software instructions
- programmingWriting software instructions
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- app developerOne who creates applications
startup founder · Silicon Valley · gadgets · cybersecurity · AI · gaming · computer science · digital native
Word-accuracy competition
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- debateFormal argument on issues
science fair · mathlete · quiz bowl · straight-A · accelerated · gifted program · Ivy League · overachiever
wunderkind
Remarkably talented youngster
- phenomExceptional talent, informally
- child geniusExceptionally intelligent young person
- gifted childYouth with exceptional abilities
Mozart · prodigious · precocious · savant · virtuoso · exceptional · remarkable · accomplished · early bloomer · standout
brilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
sharp · smart · quick-witted · brainy · intellectual · astute · precocious · gifted · talented · high IQ
coding
Writing software instructions
- programmingWriting software instructions
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
app developer · startup founder · Silicon Valley · gadgets · cybersecurity · AI · gaming · computer science · digital native · tech entrepreneur
spelling bee
Word-accuracy competition
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- honorsRecognition for achievement
debate · science fair · mathlete · quiz bowl · straight-A · accelerated · gifted program · Ivy League · overachiever · bookworm
whizkidsdunces
Slow-witted people
dullards · dimwits · blockheads · dummies · simpletons