# help, it's really bugging me!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101 "2002-11-10T04:39:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Rookie1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e4f/32.png) [@Rookie1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rookie1979)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101/1 "2002-11-10T04:39:38Z")

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What is the term used to describe a person who is exceptional in a wide variety of fields?😕

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101/2 "2002-11-10T05:11:56Z")

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For broad knowledge: Renaissance Man.

For exceptional knowledge in far too many areas: polymath.

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**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101/3 "2002-11-10T05:14:40Z")

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Jack of All Trades?

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**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101/4 "2002-11-10T05:58:13Z")

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polymath?

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-its-really-bugging-me/136101/5 "2002-11-10T06:17:20Z")

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Cecil? Hehe.