In District 11, Rep. A (R) is currently in office. Rep. A(R) chooses not to run in the 2004 election. Mr. B(D) wins his partys nomination for the election. No one from Rep. A(R)'s party runs his office. Since Mr. B(D) is the only one running for the office, Mr. B automatically wins and is a pseudo-incumbent.
by imagine1989 December 29, 2003
a person whose family has known your family for an extremely long time and whose history you know so well you might as well be related (even though you technically aren't).
by busrider May 17, 2007
After coming out of my bosses office with a raise instead of the ass-chewing that I expected, I announced, "Man, I LOVE my job"... Everyone thought I was being sarcastic, when in fact, I was using pseudo-sarcasm.
by Ashtabula Larry January 12, 2013
done under the pretense that it follows the rules of common social ethics when it is really highly objectionable; as if involving ethics when not; falsely righteous, hypocritical, pseudomoral
It was Hitler's pseudo-ethical ideology that enabled him to kill the Jews and other minorities.
"The pseudo-ethical issue of gay marriage! It doesn't involve morality, but those self-righteous bigots say it's wrong!" the activist shouted.
Such a pseudo-ethical minister! In church, he'll say "Love thy neighbor as thyself," but he'll treat everyone lke dirt.
"The pseudo-ethical issue of gay marriage! It doesn't involve morality, but those self-righteous bigots say it's wrong!" the activist shouted.
Such a pseudo-ethical minister! In church, he'll say "Love thy neighbor as thyself," but he'll treat everyone lke dirt.
by dav davi November 21, 2013
by aghorananda November 10, 2013
The practice of using sophisticated terms and/or concepts incorrectly or without thorough understanding of their intricate nuances and thus resulting in a flawed body of knowledge (i.e. erroneous beliefs). Typically people who partake in pseudo-intellectualism do so with authority and conviction as a result of some effort to understand the concepts and/or terms but lack the mental capacity to synthesize true knowledge from their efforts and thus typically do not know they are intellectually mistaken.
Yeah, that dude Phillip and I got into a political discussion and he started talking about how Sanders wants to subsidize everything and how Trump economic policies will increase the value of the dollar. He clearly doesn't even know what the word "subsidize" means, that there is a fine example of some pseudo-intellectualism.
by zerO_One March 16, 2017
A person, usually female, who implies his or her sluttiness through frequent use of sexual innuendo, dirty jokes and provocative clothing but who, in actuality, has very little sexual experience.
Wilfred: Karen is such a slut, her boobs are always popping out of her shirt and she makes kissy faces at everyone.
Humphrey: Nah man, she's never even gotten to second base. She's just a Pseudo Slut.
Humphrey: Nah man, she's never even gotten to second base. She's just a Pseudo Slut.
by FreudsLeftBollock September 18, 2011