When someone name-drops philosophical and theoretical heavyweights in casual conversation, or babbles at length about some obscure academic idea. A form of showing off one's supposed intelligence. Associated with the pseudo-intellectual and mansplaining types.
at a party
Person 1: "You know, that movie reminds me of something Kant says in the Analytic of the Sublime...'"
Person 2: "I'm just trying to have a good time tonight. I don't need to hear your intellectual flexing."
Person 1: "You know, that movie reminds me of something Kant says in the Analytic of the Sublime...'"
Person 2: "I'm just trying to have a good time tonight. I don't need to hear your intellectual flexing."
by absolutelytheworst October 7, 2019
Get the intellectual flexingmug. 1. Dude there's this really cute girl I saw. She was watching Rick and Morty too. She must be smart.
2. Omg when did you become an Intellectual-Sexual?
2. Omg when did you become an Intellectual-Sexual?
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by Intellectuals Deck January 12, 2022
Get the Intellectuals Deckmug. Implying the false display intelligence, this is a term correctly applied to people who lie about their own intellectual background, claim to have studied matters they haven't, to have read books they haven't, et cetera.
A great majority of Internet users, however, are fond of using the term incorrectly to, often anti-intellectually, refer to those whose phraseology annoys them.
A great majority of Internet users, however, are fond of using the term incorrectly to, often anti-intellectually, refer to those whose phraseology annoys them.
'Dude! Dude hey!'
'What is it, Dan?'
'Dude, that guy said a weird word. He is such a pseudo-intellectual.'
'You're a fucking idiot, Dan.'
'What is it, Dan?'
'Dude, that guy said a weird word. He is such a pseudo-intellectual.'
'You're a fucking idiot, Dan.'
by Kelan Emrys April 20, 2007
Get the pseudo-intellectualmug. by wefqwerwe May 21, 2005
Get the intellectual freedommug. I had the perfect comeback for what John said in the afternoon, I wish I wasn't such a closet intellectual.
by girluninterrupted May 14, 2014
Get the closet intellectualmug. A person who constantly and self-seriously engages in pointless arguments about politics, economics, and other public issues on facebook.
by Rayshaun Mathison February 26, 2015
Get the facebook intellectualmug.