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autodidact 

A self-taught person that lives an intellectual life without help from a teacher, or any form of education.

A person that spends most of their time researching, learning and discovering things on their own behalf.
"That boy is such an autodidact!"
"He likes to teach himself, because he is an autodidact."
autodidact by THebert August 18, 2012
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autodidactyls 

autodidact: a self-taught person.

pterodactyl: extinct flying reptiles.

autodidactyls: extinct self-taught flying reptiles
"'autodidactyls' are extinct because they didn't teach themselves how to fly very well and they all crashed and burned." - says a satirist

Autodidact 

a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
a person who ownes an autodidact media key.
I’m slowly becoming an autodidact. These teachers are not helping me.
Autodidact by PlanetHarlem July 28, 2018

autodidact 

A self-taught individual; where the self-teaching is marked by a clear absence of external assistance.

If self-ascribed, the individual is likely to be an asshole.
"Kelly taught themselves how to read and write without any external assistance whatsoever, and thus is an autodidact."
autodidact by danly37 September 28, 2015
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
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An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
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