Pointy-headed
[poin-tee-hed-id] /ˈpɔɪn tiˌhɛd ɪd/
adjective, Slang: Usually Disparaging.
1.
stupid; idiotic.
2.
intellectual, especially in a self-important or impractical way.
adjective
[1968+; said to have been coined by Governor George Wallace of Alabama]
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