We love language, and this series features words from various languages around the world that capture universal, but complicated, human emotions or situations. It’s fun and (gasp!) educational, too!

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Today’s lesson, which could be either a bug or a feature:

Fachidiot (German, FAHCH-ee-dee-oat, noun) — Excessively narrow-minded technical expert.

Source: They Have a Word for It, by Howard Rheingold.