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Intellectual blue balls

When you are engaged by an intellectually stimulating lecture/address/speech, or even just an enthralling conversation, and the speaker approaches addressing a topic of great importance to you, but then they abruptly change course and trend into new areas of discussion, leaving you with an overwhelming feeling of frustration and angst.
President Obama: one of the great challenges of our generation is to find an answer to the question about whether Han Solo or Greedo was the first to shoot...

Cletus: OMG, yes, yes, please, oh god, keep going, yes, yes, YES! ...

President Obama: that being said, we must engage in more constructive discourse about important clauses of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, particularly how it will help combat the illegal logging industry.

Cletus: wait, what? Intellectual blue balls...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by Longrod Von Hugedong May 26, 2016
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intellectual hostage

Someone who changes their opinion on a given subject because they have been verbally bullied into it by others, as in a social media post. They don't really believe this view as true but say they do out of fear of being ostracized by others in the community.
She humiliated the man on a social media post until he agreed with her viewpoint on the subject and became her intellectual hostage.
by words-myth January 26, 2018
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Intellectual Skinhead

A member of the skinhead subculture that is considered by others or considers themselves to be intellectual. They are smarter than the average dumb skinhead.

The character Hando played by Russell Crowe in Romper Stomper is an example of this.
skinhead: Let's go Paki bashing rofl
Intellectual skinhead: No. We shouldn't draw unnecessary attention to ourselves.
Nipster: Wow. I thought you was a dumb thug like the rest. Turns out you are an intellectual skinhead.
by CaptainDonaldDick May 4, 2018
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Intellectual Bullshit

A rational, logical, and often theoretical explanation for a complex topic/situation that does not provide emotional comfort.
"You're Death, we should accept you right? Well here's the thing it's all a bunch of intellectual bullshit. Cuz she's (his dead daughter) not here holding my fucking hand." Will Smith: Collateral Beauty
by Sir. KĀG October 13, 2021
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Pub Intellectual

A shallow moron who thinks he is more clever than anybody else, simply because he can quote some dubious authors.
-Cretinous swine!

Pub intellectual, ain't ya?

-Ho hum.
by TheBot November 30, 2009
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Basement Intellectual

Philosophical and insightful people who do not capitalise on their intellectual potential. Characterised by the following behaviours:

- Elitism, and intellectually snobbish behaviour
- Always working on a 'passion project'
- Frequent irritation towards people who are misinformed/illogical
- Extreme laziness
- Poor hygiene
- Poor financial stability
Alexa: I was just talking about toothbrushes, when Steve started ranting about how they're a product of 'shoddy capitalism' or whatever. Can't he have a normal conversation?

John: Oh Steve! What a Basement Intellectual!
by Anjelloe May 12, 2017
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intellectual lightweight

A tiresome individual whom finds it difficult to intelligently think for more than 3 seconds. See Fuckwit and Imbecile.
"Jeremy, you are an intellectual lightweight and a burden on society.".
by The harrowing voice of wisdom. November 29, 2015
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