An academic who has no real life work experience at what they do making them a fraudulent or ignorant pretender.
by International Giant October 09, 2013
Portmanteau of 'quack' and 'academic'. A professor, scientist or other academic figure who, while qualified on paper, is in actuality full of shit.
"I'm sorry, you research what?"
"Homeopathy. It's actually very effective, you'll find."
"Oh...you're a quackademic. Fuck off then".
"Homeopathy. It's actually very effective, you'll find."
"Oh...you're a quackademic. Fuck off then".
by atomiczombiedinosaur February 16, 2016