A legal entitlement which sometimes attaches to the expressed form of an idea, or to some other abstract subject matter. This reflects that the idea is a product of one's mind or intellect, and that property rights can be applied to these ideas and that they may be protected by law in the same way as any other form of property.
John's idea to promote reality television became his own interlectual property and will earn him substantial royalties from here on out.
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by Clevererer November 20, 2010
Get the intellectualer mug.Derogatory term aimed at people giving information, and sometimes misinformation, without the credentials to do so. These people often type as if they are scientists, blindly citing wikipedia.
X: You're retarded so who cares about your opininon, Y.
Y: According to wikipedia, and I cite, that is an argumentum ad hominem, or a logical fallacy attempting to link the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the opponent advocating the premise.
X: Stop being a pseudo-intellectual.
Y: According to wikipedia, and I cite, that is an argumentum ad hominem, or a logical fallacy attempting to link the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the opponent advocating the premise.
X: Stop being a pseudo-intellectual.
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He wants to become some sort of engineer, unfortunately his SAT scores don't synchronize.
He wants to become some sort of engineer, unfortunately his SAT scores don't synchronize.
Person 1:Why are you wearing that beige colored hat?
THOB: To my superior knowledge, I believe that such a hat is worthy enough to be placed upon my educated head...for no reason other than pleasure and sophistication.
Person 1: ...uh, stop trying to impress me with your faux intelligence, cretin.
THOB: To my superior knowledge, I believe that such a hat is worthy enough to be placed upon my educated head...for no reason other than pleasure and sophistication.
Person 1: ...uh, stop trying to impress me with your faux intelligence, cretin.
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You could call Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh "intellectual prostitutes" but that would demean decent, hard working gigolos and male hookers.
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Billy: The Socratic Dialogues about Good and Justice are the product of intellectual masturbation.
Bob: But philosophy has put the basis of lawmaking and it's believed to be the mother of science, why do you use this derogatory term?
Billy: Uhh, whatever dude! I have more interesting things to do than listening to your bs! w00t! I am going to eat some salami and masturbate on some amateur porn! w00t!
Bob: But philosophy has put the basis of lawmaking and it's believed to be the mother of science, why do you use this derogatory term?
Billy: Uhh, whatever dude! I have more interesting things to do than listening to your bs! w00t! I am going to eat some salami and masturbate on some amateur porn! w00t!
by intdes April 25, 2010
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