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Pseud

//s(j)uːd// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur. derogatory

    "He and two friends were known as “the three pseuds” among the rest of the boys, who thought them too clever by half."

  2. 2
    Pseudomonas bacteria. colloquial
  3. 3
    A pseudonym. Internet
  4. 4
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses wordnet

Etymology

Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

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