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Gifted Idiot

(gif-tid, id-ee-uht) An individual in possession of very high intelligence, but lacks common sense when putting it to use.
noun
"A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his home kitchen said Wednesday, he was only doing it as a hobby." -Stockholm— The Associated Press, Aug. 03, 2011

The man described in the article is a classic example of a Gifted Idiot.
Gifted Idiot by Stellababe August 4, 2011
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Getting your period. Being "gifted" doesn't take any great talent though. You become gifted when that bitch Mother Nature drops a period on you.

Sorry sugarpie, no sweet stuff tonight: I'm gifted.

Beware i'm gifted, i can legally kill someone
Gifted by a,men April 1, 2009

Giftcycling 

Rewraping or slightly altering a recieved gift so it can be used as a gift to someone else. It is usually done to save time and money.
John: We can just giftcycle the gift i got from work. If we split it into two gifts, we have got the gifts to mom and dad taken care of!
John's brother: GREAT! You just saved us 200$ and four painstaking hours of looking for gifts for them!

God: Giftcycling is indeed a great way to save time and money!
Giftcycling by Slim_fast December 26, 2009

gifted nekopara 

the act of gifting your s/o a catgirl dating sim

fortnite ninja is cool
''i was gifted nekopara,i love them so much''

Gifted Hater 

Steve Smith lookalike influencer who rants about skateboarding culture on Youtube, Twitch and Patreon. Mostly known for exposing Cariuma, the Berrics and analysing Steve Berra's wit. Occasionally provides proof-reading support for skaters who can't differentiate between 'a part' and 'apart' in their Instagram posts.
I recently watched Gifted Hater rip on the Internet.
Gifted Hater by FakieImpossible August 15, 2022

burnt out gifted kid 

A kid who was "smart" in their younger years. Often growing up a perfectionist and or having a superiority complex. Who when reaching middle, high school, or collage, cant keep up. Becoming paralyzed with who they could be, struggling to keep up with their past grades and achievements. The kind of person who grows up to have Imposter Syndrome.
Joe was had such good grades back in middle school, now he's just a burnt out gifted kid.