Intellectual masturbation

A conversation with the purpose of confirming or showing off both parties' knowledge in a certain field, without providing new leads or ideas.

They kept jerking each other's brain off in that round of intellectual masturbation about algorithms optimization.

by SollyDMonkey July 3, 2022

Pseudo-Intellectual

A dumb person’s idea of a smart person.

This pseudo-intellectual here talks fast and uses big, fancy words, which makes him seem smart to the unintelligent folk.

by anonymous July 29, 2021

Intellectual abuse

Not being able to understand intellectual conversation due to high IQ gap, lack of background knowledge, or simply being drunk.

I attended a physical discussion of Roger Penrose today, couldn't understand a word. For me, it's an intellectual abuse.

by nmars January 29, 2021

intellectual thug

McLuhan wrote it in a letter to Ezra Pound in 1951
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I am an intellectual thug who has been slowly accumulating a
private arsenal with every intention of using it.

by McLuhan Videos September 29, 2020

Intellectual Gambling

Flipping ginormous insurance fund (which was built up by forcefully liquidating crypto traders over the years) into legacy markets to buy stonks.

Arthur Hayes: Locked down, time to engage in some intellectual gambling.

Crypto Twitter: You got this King!

by Cryptochimp April 15, 2020

Intellectual Juggernaught

Anybody who is a member of the Flaxton Book Club. They are really smart!

Hey look, there's Stanley! he's an Intellectual Juggernaught!

by frozen doberman March 31, 2020

Pseudo-Intellectual

The "intellectual" way to say "Smartass/smart-aleck/smartypants

A: This guy is sorta pseudo-intellectual

B: Just say it as smartass, tho

by Sir. B September 19, 2020