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 26, 2022
The act of submitting a work of literature as your own which you did not create, nor stole from another person.
For example: Submitting an AI written essay as your own
For example: Submitting an AI written essay as your own
by Quill Scholar May 06, 2025
A record label that isn't registered but still somewhat exists
Examples: Flex Entertainment, Billion Dollar Records, 10X Entertainment
Examples: Flex Entertainment, Billion Dollar Records, 10X Entertainment
by zicari101 October 03, 2020
by nwf195 May 31, 2022
A set of numbers that seem random but actually aren't. They are predetermined by a computer algorithm that is explicitly designed to generate the most random of the random, if that makes any sense.
The problem with true random is that numbers will often repeat themselves, which to our usage is not ideal. Pseudo-random number generators fixes all that.
So ironically, the most random RNG is actually not at all random.
The problem with true random is that numbers will often repeat themselves, which to our usage is not ideal. Pseudo-random number generators fixes all that.
So ironically, the most random RNG is actually not at all random.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian October 01, 2021
When another person with a legal right to do so touches your private parts because they can or feel the need to.
Why is Lisa like that? Her uncle was in charge of making sure the kids checked themselves for ticks after hiking when she was 12. She missed one on her face in the bathroom thinking it was leaf trash. Her older girl cousins already dismissed her as the trash cousin and wouldn't help. So her uncle said he was the tick police and she was under arrest. It ended with him saying your too young for that hair. She was left there doublely naked; no clothes, no hair; to ponder her pseudo-rape as she stood watching the same done to each of her younger cousins til finally they were freed to a fun time in the jaccuzi.
That girl in Colorodo is pondering why justice must be served. I walked in to the police station like the news said. I want to go home.
That girl in Colorodo is pondering why justice must be served. I walked in to the police station like the news said. I want to go home.
by Max-501 June 02, 2025
A person who is American but often uses Euro and British expressions such as "holiday" instead of vacation or "bin" instead of trash. In extreme cases they will even refer to distances in kilometers rather than feet or miles. In vomit inducing examples, and worthy of a punch to the balls, they will tell you the temperature in Celsius.
by His lordship and mr handsome September 06, 2024