If "potential" is "having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future"; then *Pretential* is the *potential to have potential*.
Example; If you study well, you have POTENTIAL.
If you aren't bothering to study, but you have the right teachers, books, notes, etc.; then you have PRETENTIAL
Person 1: You've got a great teacher, the textbook's got all the information, and you have every other possible tool you could need! You've just got so much potential!
Person 2: I don't have potential, I'm not studying yet!
Person 1: Yes you do...
Person 2: No, I only have *PREtential*
but this word could be used in any context :P
If you aren't bothering to study, but you have the right teachers, books, notes, etc.; then you have PRETENTIAL
Person 1: You've got a great teacher, the textbook's got all the information, and you have every other possible tool you could need! You've just got so much potential!
Person 2: I don't have potential, I'm not studying yet!
Person 1: Yes you do...
Person 2: No, I only have *PREtential*
but this word could be used in any context :P
by BeastlyHarlotx3 February 24, 2009
Austin is pretentious.
by whitegirl11111 January 05, 2017
An older woman who looks as if she would have been attractive when she was younger.
Much like a younger girl may have potential (definition 3) to be attractive when she's older.
Much like a younger girl may have potential (definition 3) to be attractive when she's older.
by Phlebas June 13, 2012
Someone who boasts about their accomplishments when in fact they have nothing to boast about or when a man is hitting on a woman and lies about how big his penis is or how good he is in bed.
by Zecker117 October 01, 2015
Someone who thinks and acts like they're better than most people and have usually forgotten their roots and where they came from.
He's a pretentious cunt now
by Urban street roamer March 07, 2016
by SimplyShrimp February 04, 2015
A person obsessed with their sense of self worth. Characteristically they believe they are greater than other people and belittle others to gain status and feel powerful.
These people can almost never spell, drink too much, party with 'boiz' or are generally just stupid.
These people can almost never spell, drink too much, party with 'boiz' or are generally just stupid.
by Chuck13s March 03, 2011