someone who tries really hard to be a skater, stoner, goth, etc, but knows nothing about what they are trying to be.
poser/stoner- someone who tries to be astoner, but has never done any drugs,
poser/skater-one who has no idea how to sk8board or blade. If anyone has a problem with my def..IM on AIM EvlBloodyMary
poser/skater-one who has no idea how to sk8board or blade. If anyone has a problem with my def..IM on AIM EvlBloodyMary
by EvlBloodyMary March 24, 2003
Someone who tries to be someone their not, automatically thinks they are a certain label because they dress a certain way or do something. Mostly bothers people of a punk,emo or goth label but annoys a lot of other people too. Can sometimes be spelt as "Poseur" which is french.
Did you hear? Calvin denied he was a poser. But he does not have the "skater" state of mind. The only skateboarder he knows is Tony Hawk. Calvin can't even skateboard!
by GreenDay January 4, 2007
The wrong spelling to the word 'poseur.' Meaning a person who pretends to be something they are not.
"I'm so skater with my DC shoes and my walwart skateboard, althught i really do not know how to skate."
by Dish.Soap June 3, 2005
A poser is essentially everybody in High School who actually pays attention to fashion/studies how to conform to a specific group. Generally, someone who is socially awkward and/or physically unattractive gets called a poser when said individual tries to fit into a certain group, usually comprised of people who have been studying how to conform for a longer period of time. However, since all High School cliques are based on extreme superficiality, the word poser could apply to everyone in such a group. The idea that anyone is, in fact, a "real" punk/goth/hipster, etc, usually stems from how much dedication they have to putting together their personality. It's usually born from a psychological condition that has been impeded into their brain through corporate propaganda; more or less, the idea that you need to consume/conform on some level to have an identity at all.
When you are using external sources and symbols to define your personality, you are not actually being "real" in any sense, and that's especially true if the symbols have been given their meaning independently of yourself or peers. Peer pressure and conformity, of course, are normal adolescent behaviors, although teenagers take this to an extreme in consumerist societies (and corporations exploit this condition in teenagers as well, hence how important the word "poser" seems to be here on urbandictionary).
It should be noted, however, that some hipsters take this thought process deep into their twenties, and never fully mature past the point of making an identity out of secondhand symbols or processes of thought (although this behavior has more complexity and nuance to it, and has more to do with boasting of education obtained at a university level, and classism). There are an enormous amount of college graduates in western society with uniform tatse/clothing styles/mannerisms, with not only identical opinions, but identical expression of those opinions, and identical attitudes.
So, basically, "poser" is an Orwellian word, that instills fear into the minds of teenagers (and some adults), which in turn makes them consume/conform in an efficient manner to avoid being labeled as such. For corporations, this is one of many tactics that help to create a very effective society, where individuals place their own constraints instead of having those constraints come from a dictatorial system.
When you are using external sources and symbols to define your personality, you are not actually being "real" in any sense, and that's especially true if the symbols have been given their meaning independently of yourself or peers. Peer pressure and conformity, of course, are normal adolescent behaviors, although teenagers take this to an extreme in consumerist societies (and corporations exploit this condition in teenagers as well, hence how important the word "poser" seems to be here on urbandictionary).
It should be noted, however, that some hipsters take this thought process deep into their twenties, and never fully mature past the point of making an identity out of secondhand symbols or processes of thought (although this behavior has more complexity and nuance to it, and has more to do with boasting of education obtained at a university level, and classism). There are an enormous amount of college graduates in western society with uniform tatse/clothing styles/mannerisms, with not only identical opinions, but identical expression of those opinions, and identical attitudes.
So, basically, "poser" is an Orwellian word, that instills fear into the minds of teenagers (and some adults), which in turn makes them consume/conform in an efficient manner to avoid being labeled as such. For corporations, this is one of many tactics that help to create a very effective society, where individuals place their own constraints instead of having those constraints come from a dictatorial system.
Kid A: Man, that kid is a poser! He doesn't even know any other Greenday albums besides "American Idiot"
Kid B: Well, you shouldn't be too proud of knowing Greenday albums in the first place, because they aren't a very talented band. I would say they are an embarrassment to punk, but punk was never anything special in the first place. It was all Malcolm Mclaren's ploy to sell clothing in London in the late 70's.
Kid A: Dude, you're faggot!
Kid B: Well, you shouldn't be too proud of knowing Greenday albums in the first place, because they aren't a very talented band. I would say they are an embarrassment to punk, but punk was never anything special in the first place. It was all Malcolm Mclaren's ploy to sell clothing in London in the late 70's.
Kid A: Dude, you're faggot!
by a guy on the internet November 26, 2007
A fake person. Usually in high school or middle school. Try too hard to blend in with the group that they want to fit into. Unfortunately, the ones who try and be punks and goths usually set the stereotypical goth and punk style so no one knows what either group really is except for the true ones.
1) Poser Punk: Jack went out and bought a skateboard and considered himself to be a 'punk'. When asked by a real skater if he could do a nollie, he replied, 'a what? Is that where you take one foot off of the skateboard?'
2) Poser Goth: Daniel considered himself a goth. He shopped all the time at Hot Topic. One day, another goth bumped into him and asked him what he thought about the Bauhaus. His reply: "Is that a new drink out?"
2) Poser Goth: Daniel considered himself a goth. He shopped all the time at Hot Topic. One day, another goth bumped into him and asked him what he thought about the Bauhaus. His reply: "Is that a new drink out?"
by "ez" March 14, 2006
a phrase that is over used in todays society. Lately everone is considered a poser usually a person being called a poser is a punk thats maybe in middle school. They are called a poser just because they are wearing all black, spikes, colorful hair, yeah you get me.
by Emily Miriam January 2, 2006
- People who try to be something they are not.
- People who have no idea what they are talking about.
- Insecure people who try to hard to fit in
Just be yourself. Black, Italian, Irish, Chinise, skater, goth, cheerleader, whatever just be yourself and don't give up who you are just to have fake friends.
- People who have no idea what they are talking about.
- Insecure people who try to hard to fit in
Just be yourself. Black, Italian, Irish, Chinise, skater, goth, cheerleader, whatever just be yourself and don't give up who you are just to have fake friends.
Poser: "Oh my gawd I am so emoo, ew why are you wearing red?!? that's not dark and misunderstood like me!!
Normal Kid: "Emo doesn't mean wearing all back, fuck face, and I'm wearing red cause it's my favorite color, so you can pretend to be emo or whatver but in the end your just a replica of so many other fake kids aroudn you".
Normal Kid: "Emo doesn't mean wearing all back, fuck face, and I'm wearing red cause it's my favorite color, so you can pretend to be emo or whatver but in the end your just a replica of so many other fake kids aroudn you".
by Jersey Kid November 2, 2007