intellectual grammar

A higher form of grammar which is not totally aligned with the "normal" English language

The English teacher claimed the essay was bad, but the student was simply using intellectual grammar.

by Not Ericc April 25, 2019

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

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 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

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