When you or someone you know take something simple and hyper-analyze it to reach absurd conclusions.
Bob thinks that his attraction to tits is related to his maternal issues. He's a fucking idiot and intellectualizing. Sometimes you just like big tits.
by Freud's Evil Cousin July 26, 2023
Get the Intellectualizingmug. When I hear him/her/they speak about deep things and intellectual topics, I get turned on. I think I am an Intellectual Sexual.
by Chastity Queen March 6, 2021
Get the Intellectual Sexualmug. by Sheep29 August 25, 2023
Get the pseudo-intellectualmug. Masc: intellectual god
Fem: intellectual goddess
An ironic term used to describe someone of surprisingly inferior intelligence.
Fem: intellectual goddess
An ironic term used to describe someone of surprisingly inferior intelligence.
Hannah: Isn't Bangkok the capital of Asia?
Will: Hannah, you intellectual goddess! Do you want an award?
Will: Hannah, you intellectual goddess! Do you want an award?
by Cool shoes. March 4, 2016
Get the Intellectual godmug. "Do you have any prior experience working at a library or with children?"
"No, but I was an intellectual prostitute for a few years before I applied here."
"A what?"
"No, but I was an intellectual prostitute for a few years before I applied here."
"A what?"
by usedhumanhands December 8, 2024
Get the Intellectual Prostitutemug. An individual who spends more time trying to flex their intellect rather than actually wanting to learn. Pseudo-intellectuals aren't unintelligent or uneducated per se, however the crux of the issue is that they are not as intelligent as they are letting on. For example, to be an intellect on a specific subject, an intellectual would read multiple books or articles then study them in order to retain all the information. A pseudo-intellectual would read one article and label themselves an expert on the subject.
Ways to spot a pseudo-intellectual
1. Plagiarising
2. Quoting
3. Using advanced language to make themselves sound smart, but fails because they use the word incorrectly
4. They use their knowledge as a weapon. For example smart people want to pass on the knowledge they have to other people to inform them on a certain subject. Pseudo-intellectuals on the other hand seek to impress and show off, so put others down to increase their feelings of superiority and lower the self worth of others for their own personal gain
5. They like to start arguments whether it is on politics, philosophy, religion or science, but it ends up backfiring on them due to only retaining snippets of information on these topics, but not the full story, whereas their opponent has been pre-educated before the debate and read multiples books and sources on the topic throughly, thus absolutely thrashing the pseudo-intellectual in a debate. Ultimately never begin a debate on something you know nothing about because people will get the impression thag you're just desperate to flex your knowledge when there probably isn't much of it.
1. Plagiarising
2. Quoting
3. Using advanced language to make themselves sound smart, but fails because they use the word incorrectly
4. They use their knowledge as a weapon. For example smart people want to pass on the knowledge they have to other people to inform them on a certain subject. Pseudo-intellectuals on the other hand seek to impress and show off, so put others down to increase their feelings of superiority and lower the self worth of others for their own personal gain
5. They like to start arguments whether it is on politics, philosophy, religion or science, but it ends up backfiring on them due to only retaining snippets of information on these topics, but not the full story, whereas their opponent has been pre-educated before the debate and read multiples books and sources on the topic throughly, thus absolutely thrashing the pseudo-intellectual in a debate. Ultimately never begin a debate on something you know nothing about because people will get the impression thag you're just desperate to flex your knowledge when there probably isn't much of it.
by UltimateDoge May 25, 2022
Get the Pseudo-intellectualmug. When one decides not to call themselves stupid or if your brain isnt working, or the words your saying arent making any sense.
friend 1: Damn my brain isnt working
Friend 2. oh you mean intellectually resting
friend 1: yeah i guess you can say im intellectually resting
Friend 2. oh you mean intellectually resting
friend 1: yeah i guess you can say im intellectually resting
by Ri4Ri4 March 7, 2023
Get the intellectually restingmug.