intellectual thug

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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 headache

The feeling you get behind your eyeballs when you’ve absorbed too much new information in a single sitting, and all you can do is wait for your brain to process it

Taking an entire introduction to Angular course in one afternoon gave me an intellectual headache. Too bad there isn't an aspirin for that.

by Imperative September 3, 2015

Pseudo-Intellectual

A dumb person’s idea of a smart person.

Mr. Pseudo-intellectual over here talks fast and uses long, fancy words, so he seems quite smart to the dumb folk.

by anonymous July 29, 2021

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 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

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

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