false pretense 

In law, it means making untrue statements for the purpose of obtaining money or property. It is a form of theft.

But it could also be a false representation of fact or circumstance; misleading; lying.

Disney should be charged with false pretense for making little boys and girls believe that life always has a happy ending, for making boys and girls believe that a bully will always get what they deserve, and for making little girls believe that there is a prince charming out there waiting to sweep them off their feet. This misrepresentation of life that Disney gives leads to their money gain.

false pretense by katie was here August 4, 2007

pretense 

fake;false;words spoken or evidence shown thats not true.

"I went to church under pretense."

pretense by AbigailNoelle November 28, 2007

pretense 

"pretense" - (v) when you pretend, and make others tense!

- (n) a person who displays a false image in order

to impress another, especially for personal

gain.

"Margret is such a pretense-- like she's really met Justin Bieber!

"Get that frickin' pretense outta here-- NOW!"

pretense by Juan O'Malley August 20, 2011

prefense 

Describes indecisiveness.

'I dont know which game to play let alone which team i want to be on...argh...This is prefense'

prefense by VICKI KARMA November 14, 2006

Prefense 

The action of avoidance to preclude having to defend from or resist and attack.

Through situational and spatial awareness, a person can avoid circumstances that would require a defense. This is Prefense.

Prefense by pdcounterstep September 4, 2022

Pale Pretense 

When a Caucasian person rushes to deem as something racist on behalf of an African American, and by doing so actually perpetuates a racial stereotype.

For example, a comical T-Shirt on sale by Amazon depicting a Tarot Card called “The Tower” (of Pancakes”) with a description of “Black Women’s T-Shirt,” isn’t great grammar, but when the shirt is black in color, it isn’t implying black women fatty up on pancakes or are Voodoo-practicing fortune tellers.

You’ve got it all wrong; it’s just poorly worded and your executing your pale pretense.

Pale Pretense by MrsFancyPants September 15, 2019

Illusions of Pretense 

The return volley of "Delusions of Adequacy", referring to elitist assumptions that any viable corpus of art, logic, or science generated from outside their circle is therefore inherently meritless.

Any brain trust that harbors such Illusions of Pretense about Tinker is doing him a favor not signing him.

Illusions of Pretense by Zappin' Nap July 26, 2024