pseudocaring

Adjective

Pretending to care.

Origin
From the word Pseudo originating from late latin combined with care, a word used since the 12th century

A: Oh, i really wish you could come to the party! It would be so much fun!

B: Stop pseudocaring. I know my presence doesn't make any difference.

A: Ya, true. I don't really care. Toodles!

by leoguy04 December 4, 2011

pseudo-spiritual

someone who is into spiritual pursuits for purely fashionable or egotistical reasons

that guy is so pseudo-spiritual. he chases woman and brags that his monk says he will become fully enlightened in this lifetime. who would even brag about that?!

by life alchemist May 28, 2018

pseudo addiction

is when you think you're addicted to something but it's all just in your brain

The theory claims that most addiction e.g. cigarettes belongs to pseudo addiction but not real addiction

"If people are suffering, they need a higher dose"

When you have pseudo addiction, the solution is in front of you: you need a higher dose.

by akamemake March 22, 2023

pseudo-intellectual

Somebody that tries too hard to not be "typical" by saying they like whatever isn't the trend. Usually they listen to post-rock like Mogwai, Sigur Ros, and Interpol. (I like some of those bands too but I don't keep shoving my musical taste at a bunch of n*sync fans to try to feel a false sense of superiority) And they like anything described as "indie"; movies like Ghost World, Donnie Darko, Requiem for a Dream, and Whale Rider. If you said those movies were popular(which they pretty much are) they would get pissed. Basically, they're people that miss the point about actually enjoying something cause they're too caught up at trying to look cultured, therefore they are posers.

"After watching Donnie Dark and listening to the new Godspeed You! Black Emperor a millionth time, the pseudo-intellectual sipped java at the "cool" cafe where he talked about how intellectual he was for not liking anything marketed"

by Jose Angeles July 17, 2004

Pseudointellectual

One who believes that they are truly intelligent, but isn't.

Found largely in college campuses, these people immerse themselves in a certain subject - may it be politics, philosophy, physics, etc - and spend a great deal of their lives memorizing as much as they can about it. In an attempt to prove to the world that they are gifted in the subject area, they talk in-depth about even the smallest facet of the subject, to anybody in earshot who's too polite to stop them; they tend to spin the conversation to do so.

To a temporary acquaintance, this technique usually works, and the listener parts with a feeling that the "expert" is intelligent. Spend time with this person, or perhaps know a little about what they're talking about, and you realize it is all just facts given in verbatim by others who are more intelligent than they could ever hope to be.

A sad thing, really, as those who do it have little else to be proud of, and define themselves by their "intelligence". As such, they will always seek validation for their efforts, but it is important not to call them on this. Instead, simply avoid the person... that is, unless you can't help yourself.

Jack and Sarah: "Oh, hey Jim! How's it going?"

Jim: "Great! I just finished reading an introductory book on string theory! It was a little bit below my reading level, to be honest, but a good read nonetheless! You see, what it has to do with is..."

*5 minutes later*

Jim: "...and that's the basic idea behind string theory! Problematic, yet with the potential to explain everything, eh? I'm really excited for the future!"

Sarah: "Wow! I don't understand that! You're smart!"

Jim: *gushes*

Jack: "Well, talk to you later, Jim."

Jack, under breath: "Fucking pseudointellectual..."

by uncomfortable truth September 1, 2009

pseudo-wisdom

Some crap about "consciousness", "the universe", reality is just an "illusion", and all that other New Age spiritual crap. It is usually practised by people that don't have the intellectual capacity to understand true wisdom found through the study and challenge of Philosophical concepts and ideas. It is basically a blind and dumbed-down belief in more complex and thought out ideologies, but without putting in the work to actually obtain any significant kind of knowledge directly beneficial to the individual or society itself. It is also often used to exploit these stupid people for profitable purposes.

"Have you read the new Deepak Chopra book?"
"Fuck no. That shit is pseudo-wisdom bullshit. I just bought Aristotles Necomacean Ethics."

by straightblunt June 11, 2014

pseudo-intellectual

A person who uses "big words" to impress people, insists on being politically-correct all the time, constantly bitches about "the system", and thinks they're gods among men because they're atheist.

"Billy is such a pseudo-intellectual; he thinks he has to take American Government I this year because the school board's trying to brainwash him."

by Rei August 23, 2003