intellectual flexing

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."

by absolutelytheworst October 07, 2019

Intellectual bread

Knowledge gained from constant studying

Bro, finals are coming up can't go out tonight, need to get that intellectual bread.

by JinxDunOut'ere May 14, 2019

Intellectual-Sexual

A person who is attracted to smart people.

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?

by Looading... March 25, 2018

pseudo-intellectual

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.

'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.'

by Kelan Emrys April 14, 2007

intellectual freedom

a principle that the united states openly advertises, yet does not actually have.

George bush being smart

i bajawed that bitch and then he died on the road

by wefqwerwe May 19, 2005

closet intellectual

Someone who is smart in their head but finds it difficult to "come out"

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

facebook intellectual

A person who constantly and self-seriously engages in pointless arguments about politics, economics, and other public issues on facebook.

Most facebook intellectuals are narcissists who just like to hear themselves talk.

by Rayshaun Mathison February 26, 2015