Some one who is pretentious (though at the same time) being a dick. Normally used towards bald, miserable, middle age men.
Yep.. You got it right, that John V is being a pretentious dick once again. When will he shut the fuck up and do some work for once the useless cunt.
by Barry Bobby May 1, 2014
Get the pretentious dick mug.a contemptibly obnoxious person who attempts to impress others by acting of greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than he/she is actually possesses.
I don't appreciate how much you are being a pretentious jerk at dinner with my family.
My boss is such a pretentious jerk!
My boss is such a pretentious jerk!
by Matt01 February 5, 2019
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Get the Defunctland pretentious mug.Trying to sound intelligent by using long, complicated words, even though you don't know what they mean.
Pete: "hey, listen to this. it's post-hardcore emomathglitch rock. The lyrics really reveal the prerequisite existentialism of the singers inner hades!"
Ed: "do you even know what that means"
Pete: "um... well, no"
Ed: "you're so pretentious"
Ed: "do you even know what that means"
Pete: "um... well, no"
Ed: "you're so pretentious"
by intheflesh December 28, 2005
Get the pretentious mug.Aren't we all pretentious? Don't we all have some picture in our minds of ourselves that we aspire towards? Is that such a bad thing? We're all pretending, all the time. Idiots toss this word around not knowing what they really mean by it in my experience...they would probably say this definition is pretentious.
person A "we go to such an such cafe for coffee"
person B "really? I hate it there, everyone is so pretentious"
person A "really? Even the middle aged people and young mothers with children? What are they pretending to be? Are they pretending to drink coffee? Is it pretend coffee in an empty cup? How could a business run on that principal?"
person B "really? I hate it there, everyone is so pretentious"
person A "really? Even the middle aged people and young mothers with children? What are they pretending to be? Are they pretending to drink coffee? Is it pretend coffee in an empty cup? How could a business run on that principal?"
by apretentiousperson November 5, 2012
Get the Pretentious mug.Asshole 1: "So prior to meeting you at this location, I was involved in an altercation of the sexual kind with my girlfriend, it was tremendously refreshing and pleasing to certain glands within my physical being."
Asshole 2: "You're being pretentious"
Asshole 3: "Pot and kettle"
Asshole 2: "You're being pretentious"
Asshole 3: "Pot and kettle"
by Thedefineguy1 January 5, 2012
Get the Pretentious mug.To be pretentious is to make a claim or put on an act to:
A) Fit into a group.
B) Appear "better" than you are or than others.
Pretentious people often fit into 2 groups:
i) Stupid pretentious people who no nothing of the subject they are acting pretentious about.
ii) Clever pretentious people who know about the subject they are acting pretentious about but think this makes them better.
A) Fit into a group.
B) Appear "better" than you are or than others.
Pretentious people often fit into 2 groups:
i) Stupid pretentious people who no nothing of the subject they are acting pretentious about.
ii) Clever pretentious people who know about the subject they are acting pretentious about but think this makes them better.
a) Look I have the same boots as you now! That makes me a true Punk/Goth/Rocker/insert generic group name.
b) You didn't like my poem? Well you probably didn't understand it. It was very deep.
i) I am a goth I love HIM.
ii) I have a degree in Philosophy...I therefore know a little more about theology than you could.
Another Example: My definition of "pretentious" is much better than the others on this site because I have an A in English.
Pretentious people often have no sense of humour and never laugh at themselves.
b) You didn't like my poem? Well you probably didn't understand it. It was very deep.
i) I am a goth I love HIM.
ii) I have a degree in Philosophy...I therefore know a little more about theology than you could.
Another Example: My definition of "pretentious" is much better than the others on this site because I have an A in English.
Pretentious people often have no sense of humour and never laugh at themselves.
by Mike December 28, 2005
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