Phrase guide
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noun
An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
An expert at something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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noun
A man who is believed to have power to control the rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A spirit of the rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the 1988 film Rain Man, about an autistic man with the name Raymond, misinterpreted as “Rain man” by his brother in childhood.
From rain + man.
