A person that is educated and well read, but lacks any kind of common sense.
Thinks their opinions have more weight and better value than others ... Snobbish.
By F.A.P.M.
Thinks their opinions have more weight and better value than others ... Snobbish.
By F.A.P.M.
Karen went to college and has her degree in gender studies, but still does not know what two countries border the United States.
That's so funny, she must be an Intellectual idiot.
That's so funny, she must be an Intellectual idiot.
by Jedi_Drifter August 19, 2025
Get the Intellectual idiotmug. by me, an intellectual☠️ March 7, 2023
Get the me, an intellectualmug. by Sheep29 August 25, 2023
Get the pseudo-intellectualmug. 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. NERD: Hey, I have intellectual freed...
The poor boy might have had intellectual freedom but that didn't stop the terrorists from taking it away.
The poor boy might have had intellectual freedom but that didn't stop the terrorists from taking it away.
by eyemaweiner October 21, 2007
Get the Intellectual freedommug. metaphorically describes the process of dismantling someone's argument in a debate by addressing each flaw systematically, akin to the painful but meticulous process of a Brazilian wax. It aims to critique a person's position while allowing them to retain some dignity. It's a vivid analogy emphasising the thoroughness of the rebuttal
Despite John knowing better and admitting he got it wrong, he decided to double-down leading to his colleague resorting to a giving him an Intellectual Brazilian by dismantling his entire argument in successive social media posts.
by Drbezphd January 11, 2024
Get the Intellectual brazilianmug. by ThugIntellectual October 22, 2011
Get the Thug Intellectualmug.