An elitist used to mean someone of high social status who oppresses a minority group.
Today it just means someone who is intelligent, dresses appropriately, can speak clearly, and doesn't watch much television.
Today it just means someone who is intelligent, dresses appropriately, can speak clearly, and doesn't watch much television.
elitist
by zos12345 December 17, 2013
Get the elitist mug.Someone who currently is or aspires for greatness (whether that be financial, or being the best in any field). Elitism is a state of mind and not necessarily tied to family lineage or inherited wealth. Someone who the average person loves to hate on because they know deep down they don't have what it takes to achieve the level of excellence demanded by elitists.
Average person: John's such an elitist! He's so damn obsessed with his business that all of a sudden he thinks hes better than the rest of us who like to sit around watching TV on the weekends with our dick in our hands.
by jackmob July 11, 2015
Get the elitist mug.Related Words
A word used by the far right wing to label people who are intelligent as not being of the people. By doing so, the far right wing is insulting those they wish to reach by saying that couldn't possibly relate to anyone an IQ over 100.
Even thought John McCain owns 7 homes, is worth over 100 million dollars, has an economic advisor who thinks that our recession is caused by whiners, and doesn't have a clue how much a gallon of milk costs, he still calls Obama an elitist.
by Pointer of the Obvious October 15, 2008
Get the Elitist mug.'Elitist: Slang commonly used by entry lvl music plebs and posers for a person or group of people who the certain individual envys on a high level and secretly seeks friendship and approval from, however in return recieves nothing but heartache from the unaware object of their obsession.
'pleb1: I saw the elitists at the gig and they just ignored me :(
'pleb2: Why are they so up themselves? :(
'pleb1: I dont know but i wish they'd accept my friend request...
'pleb2: Lets go bitch about them online!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'unaware 'elitist'1: Why are those people over there staring at us...?
'unaware 'elitist'2: I dont know, ive never met them before..
'pleb2: Why are they so up themselves? :(
'pleb1: I dont know but i wish they'd accept my friend request...
'pleb2: Lets go bitch about them online!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'unaware 'elitist'1: Why are those people over there staring at us...?
'unaware 'elitist'2: I dont know, ive never met them before..
by micHELLe October 16, 2014
Get the Elitist mug.Look at that Obama. He's such an elitist, thinkin' he's so much better than us causin' he went to Harvard.
by ubo November 5, 2008
Get the elitist mug.An atheist who feel that they are better than everybody else, so they will go and troll places to make religious people feel like shit. An atheist who is like this is probably some pathetic, rebellious nerdy no-friends teenager.
John the Christian: I believe in god.
Steve the Atheist Elitist: Haha! You believe in God! Haha! You're such a fag! God isnt real! You still believe in Santa and the Easter bunny too, little boy? Haha! Retard!
Me (also an atheist0: Shut the fuck up.
Steve the Atheist Elitist: Haha! You believe in God! Haha! You're such a fag! God isnt real! You still believe in Santa and the Easter bunny too, little boy? Haha! Retard!
Me (also an atheist0: Shut the fuck up.
by Atheist who isnt a dick. April 5, 2011
Get the elitist mug.( American definition) Anyone who got where they are in life purely on intellectual capabilities. Anyone who insists on high academic standards, demands proof of theories or scientifically substantiated proposals. Anyone who entered the Ivies, MIT, Stanford or Caltech based on actual academic merit. Anyone who can develop a cogent, original analysis on a subject from a wide range credible factual or historical sources.
by zztop February 6, 2010
Get the Elitist mug.