Pretendonitis

When you hear a loud, high pitched noise but theres really nothing wrong with you

On The Office, Jim and Pam would hum the same high pitched note until Dwight called the ear doctor for an appointment. They called it pretendonitis.

by Abanasi October 9, 2008

pretendathoning

when people are constantly pretending to be something they are not

look at that couple pretendathoning to be models in their cheesy, tacky engagement photos!

by betterthanthattt January 25, 2011

pretentia

Pretentious was of saying 'pretentiousness'. First coined by gunhaver, of the erksylvania internet forum.

That European art film has a high level of pretentia.

by Grigore Burloiu January 12, 2008

pretentiatarian

One who consumes only organic, locally grown, sustainably cultivated fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy and meat products. This type of diet is generally accompanied by self-righteousness and extreme liberal judgmentalism.

Oh I'm sorry, I don't eat factory farmed turkey, I'm a pretentiatarian.

by Tender Buttons February 23, 2011

Pretengineer

When a person, who is not an engineer or an engineering student, tries to explain engineering concepts to you, and fails miserably.

Geo Engineer: That batter is safe. It will not fail.
Safety Officer: That batter isn't safe, it's going to fail.
Site Engineer: F*** that safety officer is such an idiot!
Me: Yeah, what a pretengineer!

by Rumbley October 30, 2011

pretenditor

a Company or a Person that Pretends to be a Competitor

for example:
Microsoft 'Surface' is a Pretenditor to Apple's 'iPad'

by Gemingo April 28, 2014

Pretendabulous

In at least some way living a lie but making it work. Faking it while you might make it.

I got this for $2 at Dollar General, damn right it looks good. Pretendabulous. Or: I rented a Rolls Royce for the party, I was straight *pretendabulous*.

by DPatKelly May 7, 2016