by thomasleighroberts August 5, 2022
Get the Intellectualmug. "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. Something hypothetically based upon the imagination that doesn't have to be based upon any based fact
by buckeyeoh April 24, 2025
Get the intellectual diversitymug. "Intellectuals" from certain social categories and vocations that don't deserve any political opinion or outsized political clout as individuals.
the s.c.r.e.a.m intellectual would be from the following categories or vocations: s (sports), c
( celebrity), r (revolutionary), e (entertainment and art), a ("academia", specifically social science), m ( media).
A s.c.r.e.a.m intellectual like Travis Kelce or Taylor Swift or Oprah or Robert Deniro have too much political clout 🤔 in the modern world.
( celebrity), r (revolutionary), e (entertainment and art), a ("academia", specifically social science), m ( media).
A s.c.r.e.a.m intellectual like Travis Kelce or Taylor Swift or Oprah or Robert Deniro have too much political clout 🤔 in the modern world.
by Sexydimma December 15, 2024
Get the s.c.r.e.a.m intellectualmug. by Clarinet Jones January 22, 2017
Get the Intellectual roastmug. The phenomenon of being opposed to a subject or topic like censorship, yet finding it intriguing and worthwhile to study. This term captures the conflict between personal beliefs and the intellectual curiosity that drives someone to explore contentious or challenging subjects.
Even though I have strong reservations about censorship, my intellectual dissonance compelled me to delve into its implications on freedom of expression.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the intellectual dissonancemug.