A shallow moron who thinks he is more clever than anybody else, simply because he can quote some dubious authors.
by TheBot November 30, 2009
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- Elitism, and intellectually snobbish behaviour
- Always working on a 'passion project'
- Frequent irritation towards people who are misinformed/illogical
- Extreme laziness
- Poor hygiene
- Poor financial stability
- Elitism, and intellectually snobbish behaviour
- Always working on a 'passion project'
- Frequent irritation towards people who are misinformed/illogical
- Extreme laziness
- Poor hygiene
- Poor financial stability
Alexa: I was just talking about toothbrushes, when Steve started ranting about how they're a product of 'shoddy capitalism' or whatever. Can't he have a normal conversation?
John: Oh Steve! What a Basement Intellectual!
John: Oh Steve! What a Basement Intellectual!
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They made claims that forwarded their ignorance and supposed superiority had an air of pseudo-intellectual proclivities.
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Most people, (supporting evidence) exist "here" only to serve my needs. I am smarter, brighter and in all ways superior to my peers.
Most people, (supporting evidence) exist "here" only to serve my needs. I am smarter, brighter and in all ways superior to my peers.
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The above statement; anything/everything ever written by bob dylan...the songwriter; bob dylan the housepainter paints houses.
The above statement; anything/everything ever written by bob dylan...the songwriter; bob dylan the housepainter paints houses.
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Get the psuedo-intellectual mug.Annoying hippie type, usually raised as a spoiled brat who uses big words recycled from university text books. While these individuals can appear to be of above-average intelligence they tend to slip when challenged by people with superior intuition. Often describing themselves as being 'epic', they excuse their own shortcomings by regurgitating philosophy and liberal studies.
Pseudo intellectualism is a common hindrance requiring immediate sterilization to insure absolute nullification.
Pseudo intellectualism is a common hindrance requiring immediate sterilization to insure absolute nullification.
He slept with my recent ex-girlfriend and told me that compassion means allowing love to find it's own way home. He's an asshole. He's a pseudo intellectual.
Hi. I am Christian. My name is epic. I use words I only partially understand. I pretend I understand things like philosophy and Buddhism. I do this because I am a pseudo intellectual.
Hi. I am Christian. My name is epic. I use words I only partially understand. I pretend I understand things like philosophy and Buddhism. I do this because I am a pseudo intellectual.
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He thinks listening to Kid A makes him smart, when in reality he's the biggest pseudo-intellectual on the planet
by Shipmentofcoolness March 30, 2015
Get the pseudo-intellectual mug.It's hard to define this word. Basically a pseudo-intellectual is originally an average person who have the ability to absorb information but unable to do anything with it.
A pseudo-intellectual isn't exactly dumb, but he/she certainly isn't on par with a truly intelligent person.
A truly intelligent person understands "pattern", he doesn't need to read the newspaper on a daily basis to know what's happening around the globe, but rather he can accurately predict what would happen in a period of time. (This is exactly how people like Darwin was able to come up with Evolution, things come in pattern).
Characteristics of a pseudo-intellectual:
- Bragging about what college he is going to without giving a good legitimate reason. (Someone went to Cornell just to get a teaching degree)
- Using big words and foreign words in his/her writing or daily language in an un-necessary amount. (Someone who describes himself as a proponent of "independent citizens' movement")
- Inclined to join an Extremist Political Faction (Both right & left)
- See my 2nd point, except he/she lists a LARGE amount of bands/books/quotes in his biographies on his/her Facebook page.
- Being a Grammar Nazi (because they are too snobby and profound to understand what you've said when you left out the 's' at the end of a plural noun).
- Name is more important than inner quality (e.g. someone who claims Einstein as the Greatest scientist ever lived but doesn't know what he did.)
A pseudo-intellectual isn't exactly dumb, but he/she certainly isn't on par with a truly intelligent person.
A truly intelligent person understands "pattern", he doesn't need to read the newspaper on a daily basis to know what's happening around the globe, but rather he can accurately predict what would happen in a period of time. (This is exactly how people like Darwin was able to come up with Evolution, things come in pattern).
Characteristics of a pseudo-intellectual:
- Bragging about what college he is going to without giving a good legitimate reason. (Someone went to Cornell just to get a teaching degree)
- Using big words and foreign words in his/her writing or daily language in an un-necessary amount. (Someone who describes himself as a proponent of "independent citizens' movement")
- Inclined to join an Extremist Political Faction (Both right & left)
- See my 2nd point, except he/she lists a LARGE amount of bands/books/quotes in his biographies on his/her Facebook page.
- Being a Grammar Nazi (because they are too snobby and profound to understand what you've said when you left out the 's' at the end of a plural noun).
- Name is more important than inner quality (e.g. someone who claims Einstein as the Greatest scientist ever lived but doesn't know what he did.)
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