Someone who looks like they'd be smart but ends up being a low to the mid-tier level threat. A merit boy will usually have a background of dominating the scene before falling off into foolery
Aye are you peeping Xavier's grades now, he turned into a merit boy for real.
"Merit-based" immigration system
Not too dark, way much lighter. More like Norway, less like Africa
Trump wants a "merit-based" immigration system.
( to be shortened to MEI): This is pretty self explanatory. It's what people who believe in DEI don't have.
Merit, Excellence, Integrity is the counter-concept to, you guessed it, DEI.
the medal that you get for being a sweat in high school
Mom: Jennifer's son Kevin is a National Merit Finalist and he's going to UCLA!
Me: ok