pedantic

Ostentatious regarding one's intelligence. Using this word also makes you this word.

Bob: I find the professor's voice mellifluous and her logic trenchant, even if a bit pedantic.

Jim: I find YOU a bit pedantic.

by bulldog4574 March 2, 2010

plantist

A person who discriminates against certain types of plants

John believed that some plants were not needed in the environment. John is plantist.

by Plantdad October 19, 2017

pedantic

Pointing out unnecessary minutiae in order to call attention to one's pretentiousness.

I suppose you can forgive them because part of their job is paying attention to detail, but you best be pedantic as fuck if you want to fit in on an engineering team.

by Coopuh Troopuh December 6, 2016

pedanticked

When people make tiny pointless criticisms entirely missing the big picture.

I asked for high-level feedback on my paper, but instead they pedanticked the shit out of it.

by FroznMbryo February 5, 2021

pedantics

Noun (malapropism): Pedantic semantics

I do not care for your pedantics, Annie. I will use my words how I choose.

by Tastiest Avenger September 11, 2023

pedatitus

A disease commonly found in the players of games like Genshin impact. Essentially liking children.
The only cure is being sent into rehab or stop playing the game entirely.

Person 1: oh hey dude, you see the new character in Genshin impact, she’s called qiqi, and she’s so hot.
Person 2: dude… isn’t she like 8… and dead?
Person 1: yeah but she’s dead, so she’s like 100 years old
Person 2: dude you need to get help, or quit. I heard about this, it’s called pedatitus, very bad man

by Greenland lover September 22, 2023

pedantsturbation

n. any form of mental masturbation that is particularly pedantic; for instance, officiously correcting others' trivial mistakes with no constructive purpose; also, any type of discourse that is specifically designed to impress or confuse the reader/listener with "big" words and/or fancy phraseology, particularly to disguise the fact that: a) there is no real underlying point, or b) the pedantsturbator in question cannot defend his/her position with sound logic or evidence.

basically, it's like sophistry with an added masturbatorial goal, such as oneupmanship.

those creationists sure do try, but without compelling evidence, no amount of pedantsturbation will convince me that the theory of evolution isn't valid.

by rtarbinar July 6, 2009