Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
zeka küpü
English translation:
genius
Turkish term
zeka küpü
Here's the context:
Zeka küpü Akdağ’ın dahiyane fikrini kızı bile saçma buldu.
It’s an article about a rather eccentric feminist psychiatrist who supposedly dreams up all kinds of weird and wonderful feminist ceremonies and imposes them on her daughter.
This “zeka küpü” is very interesting – is there a whole series of expressions with küpü? I clearly remember “boya küpü” for a woman who uses a lot of makeup.
All the best,
Simon
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gulakbelen (X)
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| 5 | very intelligent |
Ali Yildirim MCIL CL MITI
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| 5 | intelligent |
Serkan Doğan
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| 5 | deep-browed |
Ali Bayraktar
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| 5 | brainiac |
Ismet Ozkilic (Ph.D.)
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| 4 +1 | brainbox |
Mehmet Hascan
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| 5 | versatile mind |
Salih YILDIRIM
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| 3 | smarty pants |
Nagme Yazgin
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Cagdas Karatas
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Oct 17, 2008 11:35: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Oct 20, 2008 13:06: gulakbelen (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
genius
He is a real genius.
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Teşekkür ederim.
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Özden Arıkan
: genius would be best to reflect the irony in the original
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Teşekkürler
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United Kingdom
Professional. Qualified. Chartered
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
very intelligent
Türkiye
Linguist & Translator-Bilirkişi Tercüman
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, Ottoman, and 4 more.
intelligent
it is an idiom in Turkish
Türkiye
Language shapes everything!
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Russian to Turkish, Kazakh to Turkish, and 1 more.
deep-browed
United Kingdom
Accurate, SEO friendly, on time service.
Native in: Turkish , English
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
smarty pants
I believe that generally it is used `mockingly`. "someone who displays the intelligence in an annoying way."
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Note added at 23 mins (2008-10-17 11:58:56 GMT)
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... which I believe is the case in the article, as obviously the guy had a really absurd idea about whatever.
See: " even his daughter"
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Note added at 40 mins (2008-10-17 12:15:20 GMT)
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Oh! There is also "sabır küpü", meaning "very patient".
And, "dert küpü", meaning "one who listents to others' problems, etc"
" Sinir küpü", "angry" or "full of anger".
Medical Translation & Interpretation
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
brainiac
brainbox
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/BRAINBOX
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-10-17 22:44:41 GMT)
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Birleşik Sözler:
akıl küpü
altın küpü
boyacı küpü
dert küpü
sır küpü
sinir küpü
yağ küpü
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Cagdas Karatas
: Küp ve kutu benzeşmeleri nedeniyle en uygun karşılığın bu olduğu düşüncesindeyim. Yalnız "British informal" bir kelime orası önemli mi asker için bilmem.
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Teşekkür ederim, Çağdaş
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United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
versatile mind
Reference comments
Discussion
Sinir küpü
Sabır küpü
Dert küpü