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Pretentious
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An attempt to
make
ones
self look smarter than they
actually
are.
Ex: when you say
something
incorrectly but everyone knows what you’re trying to say and your
boyfriend
corrects you in front of them. He’
s
being pretentious.
Pretentious
by
Essdog
January 10, 2019