Pseudo-isekai

Non-isekai light novels or anime that gives off false impression that it's might be isekai,but it's not really isekai because characters didn't die in Earth and reincarnated in fantasy-like another world or got transported in another world via supernatural phenomenon such as magic summoning ritual,pure coincidence or by will of another world's god.
Just like how pseudofossils are inorganic objects, markings, or impressions that might be mistaken for fossils,pseudo-isekai is how you should call an non-isekai anime or light novels that gives off so many wrong and false impressions that cause people think it's isekai while it's not.

Sword Art Online is not an isekai. Virtual reality is part of science fiction genre,not isekai genre. While SAO has multiple arcs involving characters having journeys in different virtual worlds,characters weren't transported by magic or die and got reincarnated like in Rising of The Shield Hero or That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime,therefore,SAO is pseudo-isekai,which is how i call non-isekai works that looks isekai,but they are not really an isekai.

by ShadowRonin May 16, 2023

pseudo-emo

Somebody who pretends to be emo, or makes up false stories about their sucky life. Usually tend to be 12-14, but there are numerous pseudo-emos who can be found in a higher age range. In difference to someone who actually has something like depression, or a disorder that singles them out, pseudo-emos act solely for attention.

Teenager 1: Joe told me his dad beat him last night so he cried so hard and then cut his wrists!
Teenager 2: Yeah, too bad I've known Joe since he was five and his dad is really nice. And his wrists look very untouched for something that happened last night. He's just the classic pseudo-emo kid.

by shady-y November 19, 2010

pseudo-intellectual

Typically those who overemphasise their scholastic experience or qualifications as a justification to belittle, marginalise or dismiss your opinion as pedestrian, limited or invalid.

They made claims that forwarded their ignorance and supposed superiority had an air of pseudo-intellectual proclivities.

by Stephen James Sakamoto May 7, 2016

pseudo intellectual

Annoying hippie type, usually raised as a spoiled brat who uses big words recycled from university text books. While these individuals can appear to be of above-average intelligence they tend to slip when challenged by people with superior intuition. Often describing themselves as being 'epic', they excuse their own shortcomings by regurgitating philosophy and liberal studies.

Pseudo intellectualism is a common hindrance requiring immediate sterilization to insure absolute nullification.

He slept with my recent ex-girlfriend and told me that compassion means allowing love to find it's own way home. He's an asshole. He's a pseudo intellectual.

Hi. I am Christian. My name is epic. I use words I only partially understand. I pretend I understand things like philosophy and Buddhism. I do this because I am a pseudo intellectual.

by Oddmanic March 19, 2011

pseudo-ginger

A fake ginger "redhead"

He is a pseudo-ginger, look at his head, and then his facial hair, not the same color.

by pseudo-ginger October 24, 2008

pseudo-random

Describing a sequence of numbers generated by a deterministic computer that is seemingly random, but eventually repeats. Good pseudo-random number generators have very long periods before the sequence repeats.

The date Easter falls on is pseudo-random in that it cannot be predicted off the top of someone's head, and it takes 5.7 million years for the sequence to repeat.

To generate a pseudo-random number in C, you'd use the Rand(); function.

by Braveheart's thirst for blood April 1, 2007

pseudo-bisexuality

A woman (or potentially a male) feigning bisexuality in order to elevate sexual appeal in the opposite sex.
See also: Katy Perry Syndrome

Just go to a high school dance and you'll see plenty of pseudo-bisexuality...but its usually the fat chicks who can't find anyone else to grind with

by jonnykoolcat November 18, 2010