Einsteiny

From Einstein +‎ -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’), referring to the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879–1955).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪnstaɪni/, /-ʃtaɪ-/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪnˌstaɪni/
• Hyphenation: Ein‧steiny

Einsteiny (comparative more Einsteiny, superlative most Einsteiny) (informal)

1. Characteristic of or resembling Albert Einstein, or his theory of relativity; Einsteinian.

   Antonyms: non-Einsteinian, un-Einsteinian

   • 2023, Steve G. Romaniuk, 124C41, Tales from the Alternate Universe‎^[1], volume 1, [S.l.]: MobileTimesToday:

     The incorporated technology is based on absolutely serious alt-fact science – that old familiar Einsteiny, time dilation thingy only in reverse – which also forms the basis of much of LaLa Valley's tech AI prowess.

     Claimed to have been written by artificial intelligence software called 124C41.

   1. Highly intelligent; brilliant.
      • 1989, David Grossman, “Momik”, in Betsy Rosenberg, transl., See Under: Love […], New York, N.Y.: Farrar Straus Giroux, →ISBN, page 51:

        […] Momik strains every muscle to look as if he's asleep, […] we have the most hilarious dreams around here, and sometimes he has a really Einsteiny idea, like when he pretends to be talking in his sleep and says, Kick it to me, Joe, we're going to win this game, Danny, and things like that to make them happy, […]

      • 1997, Kaz Cooke, “Child Care, Kindergarten and Preschool”, in Kidwrangling: The Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers, Viking, published 2003, →ISBN, part 4 (Parenting), pages 472–473:

        Sometimes grandparents want to look after the grandchildren but have forgotten how, or are unable to see important safety or nutritional points such as that a baby needs to be in a proper car restraint or a bag of lollies just before going home to bed is not exactly an Einsteiny manoeuvre.

      • 2004, Maria L[eonida] Fres-Felix, Making Straight Circles: Short Story Collection (Philippine Writers Series), Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines: University of the Philippines Press, →ISBN, page 27:

        Terence is this gangly, Einsteiny seventeener who has really low EQ, as in emotional quotient.

      • 2009, Lord De Provence [pseudonym?], How to Win the Eurovision Song Contest‎^[2], [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN:

        Correct position simply means that when i sing or play my harmonica to save my voice, i need to find the correct chord that goes with the harmonica or voicing. Nothing Einsteiny here, just me.

   2. Of hair, sticking out wildly.
      • 2010, Jodi Lynn Anderson, Loser/Queen, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 98:

        The windows [of the bus] were all open in the back, and the wind blew everyone's hair into wild Einsteiny puffs.

      • 2014 November, Christy Kidd, Mark Kidd, with Timothy Flapp, A Modern Marriage: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 172:

        He had a kind of Einsteiny thing going on—a spray of hair radiating out in all directions as if he'd stuck his finger in an electric socket.

      • 2018, Anne Kennedy, “Acknowledgements”, in The Ice Shelf, Wellington: Victoria University Press, →ISBN:

        On this evening (it was seven-ish, late summer), his permanent five o'clock shadow looked polished-on in the sunlit living room, and I noticed his hair was freshly washed, fluffy and Einsteiny.

      • 2020, Jennifer Honeybourn, chapter 6, in The Do-over, New York, N.Y.: Swoon Reads, →ISBN:

        His hair is shorter, less Einsteiny, and he's freshly shaved.

      • 2020, William Hussey, “Then: Saturday 23rd November: The Library”, in Hideous Beauty, London: Usborne Publishing, →ISBN:

        Your hand is never down in history and your hair's always a bit Einsteiny.

• Albert Einstein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia