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punditocracy
The universe of the mainstream media (pundits) talking heads who tell the general population what to think. Their aim is to influence the political landscape by their erudite utterances. Their stock and trade is opinion, rather than fact with both generally being pulled out of their asses. The punditocracy thinks more of itself than those who listen to it.
punditocracy by fugitive October 1, 2004
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Facebook pundit
A person who uses Facebook to make political comments and advocate a particular point of view. Said person is inclined to get involved in debates with other Facebook users by exchanging comments on a post.
Girl 1: What does John talk about on Facebook?
Girl 2: Oh, I usually just skip over his posts. He's always talking about political stuff. He's such a Facebook pundit.
Girl 2: Oh, I usually just skip over his posts. He's always talking about political stuff. He's such a Facebook pundit.
Facebook pundit by JPJP January 24, 2010
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pundit
A person who claims to be an expert and markets him or herself as such, but has no discernable income or prior background being a practitioner in the subject matter they purport to represent. These individuals are usually offered talking points and a buried stipend (read: paid off) by a special interest group, such as a political party or industry lobby then go on to blog or make media appearances promoting their point of view to the detriment of people who are real-life practitioners and subject matter experts.
Andy is a pundit on technology issues but doesn't seem to have any real-world experience doing the things he promotes. Through some digging we can discover he is actually an industry shill.
bar stool pundit
A sports fan that relies on the most conventional opinion or intuition to predict the outcome of sporting events. Usually, this involves picking the team with the most popular players because of their assumed superiority over their opponents. The term draws off of drunken, opinionated barflies with antiquated knowledge of the sport in question. (abbrev. BSP)
ESPN.com writer and famous bar stool pundit Bill Simmons: "There's no way Brett Farve will fail to come through in the clutch. 24 interceptions this season? None of that will matter--it's the playoffs. The Vikings will win by 17."
bar stool pundit by TPat the Dragon March 12, 2011