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pseudo-intellectual

Someone who tries to sound smart by defining "pseudo-intellectual," while displaying a lack of proper grammar, sentence structure, or correct spelling. Said person is often found to have a fairly large amount of unwarranted arrogance. You are a chode.
Every single person who tried to define "pseudo-intellectual" just made themself out to be quite farcical. Their parents must be siblings.
by Us People July 6, 2009
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intellectual masturbation

Talking to hear the sound of your own voice. See mental masturbation or bullshit.
He went on and on about how many uses he had for an avacado and a water pik, but we didn't want to hear about that intellectual masturbation
by Bur Seliu June 11, 2006
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intellectual threat

VERB: to pose a threat to someone's argument, idea's, or political/intellectual position. through use of contrasting facts and reasoning.
he poses an intellectual threat to her entire argument by using better, contrary, evidence and clearer reasoning that calls her assessment into question.
by poison pen December 31, 2014
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immature intellectual

a person crying out for attention, compulsive liar who makes up stories to pretend they have a life
the person is such an immature intellectual, making up improbable stories to get attention, neither mature or intelligent
by barrybenson February 18, 2015
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intellectual terrorism

The act of throwing one's legal weight around to deliberately stifle innovation so one can be the only one who can charge license fees for an obvious invention. The RIAA, MPAA, ESA, and Microsoft are supporters of intellectual terrorism. So called because the cease & desist letters and infringement lawsuits instill terror.
"The Dump" video game ROM site was a victim of intellectual terrorism.
Charging someone twice for one usable copy of Windows XP because they lost the install disk and their hard drive crashed is an example of intellectual terrorism.
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Intellectual TapOut

When a conversation goes above your intellectual capabilities, you tap your conversation partner 3 times on the shoulder, and leave. Also called ITO.
"Dude, It was an Intellectual TapOut within the first 2 powerpoint slides. Bob didn’t stand a chance with the CEO."

"Once we cranked up the Intellectual Bandwidth, Bob called an ITO like he was Pee Wee Herman."

"I’ll gladly provide a cerebral body blow that will ITO Bob in the first round”
by SBlanky June 3, 2010
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Intellectual Comb-over

(Noun) A large collection of degrees, certificates and awards on one's office or cubicle wall that are placed the in a pathetic attempt to cover a glaring lack of professional competency or adequacy.

Wally from Dilbert cube probably has every degree since high school, certificates from every seminar and Webinar he ever attended/watched - all in an attempt to "comb-over" the fact that he doesn't really know or do anything productive.
Have you seen Wally's cube? What an Intellectual Comb-Over! He even had his Presidential Certificate of Fitness from High School!
by CivilSavant April 4, 2011
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