false pretense

In law, it means making untrue statements for the purpose of obtaining money or property. It is a form of theft.

But it could also be a false representation of fact or circumstance; misleading; lying.

Disney should be charged with false pretense for making little boys and girls believe that life always has a happy ending, for making boys and girls believe that a bully will always get what they deserve, and for making little girls believe that there is a prince charming out there waiting to sweep them off their feet. This misrepresentation of life that Disney gives leads to their money gain.

by katie was here August 4, 2007

Pretentious asshole

One who attempts to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Especially true in the art scene.

Hey Joe, did you notice that pretentious asshole hipster that drinks Starbucks, owns more than one Apple product, wears clothes every other hipster wears, and manages to convince herself that she is alternative and therefore superior compared to her peers?

Joe: Yeah, so true.

by Ingrid Cole November 24, 2010

pretendation

my friend made up this word, it means the state of pretending something.

(taken from a real MSN conversation)

Me: Haha, remember when you were in love with Adam Pascal when you were 12? He's like in his 30s.

Her: LOL! Most of that was fun pretendation!

Me: Sure.....

by coolbeans June 12, 2008

pretenda-hoe

girl who acts like she likes to take or suck alot of cock and misleads many guys into thinking so. (prude hoe)

That girlsleeps in many guys beds but sucks/fucks none of them, what a pretenda-hoe. I hate girls that give rub downs and nothing further; they are such pretenda-hoes.

by Shark River Boys November 3, 2009

Pretendult

An individual with pretensions of adulthood and independence, who in actuality has their bills and lifestyle needs provided for primarily by their parent's resources. A person who cannot support their lifestyle on their own, but actively overlooks or minimizes the fact that their parents are providing for them, often through a long-distance monetary umbilical.

"I'm totally going to be making a trip out to Mexico soon, I'm gonna be living it large." -Unspoken is the detail that they are being taken by their parents as part of a family vacation.

-Any college student or beyond who has their rent paid by their parents, but ostentatiously complains about how 'tough' their situation is, as though they were the ones handling it.

-An average member of 'Generation Fail', who has been paid through college but failed utterly to be marginally independent, is often a pretendult.

by Skewaholic November 19, 2009

pretendian

Every white person in America that claims to be 'part' Native American.

I'm part Indian on my great grand mother's brother's uncle's sister side (Pretendian) but I don't have any way of proving it.

by ScoobyDooGang May 4, 2007

Pretendual Transmission

When someone is driving their automatic transmission automobile and slightly jiggling the shifter while humming coinciding shifting noises to give the appearance of operating an automobile with a manual transmission.

"It sure is tough trying to...
*Vruuum*chik-chek-*Vurmmm*
... change CD's while trying to drive a pretendual transmission."

by DollarReel March 6, 2010