Brain-poser

It combines "brain" with "poser," immediately signaling someone who's faking intelligence. it is direct and a little bit playful, highlighting the act of "posing" as intelligent.

"He spent twenty minutes using all sorts of fancy jargon, but it was clear he was just a brain-poser trying to impress the boss."

"Don't listen to her; she's a total brain-poser who just repeats things she hears online without understanding them."

by Mac Merk July 22, 2025

Poser

a poser can be someone who tries to fit in faking an interest in something, usually a specific fandom or trend.

poser: Man, JoJo's Bizzarre Adventures is a great and fun anime, don't you think so?
guy: Oh bro, totally! Did you watch Battle Tendency yet?
poser: Pfft, yeah, I watched it all last night
guy: Then let's party, dude! I brought tequila~
poser: *is confused* You know I don't drink, right-?
guy: ...You're a poser, aren't you.

by sinpli December 29, 2019

poser

a person who tends to act like someone that their really not

daniel dickenson (a city kid) tries to act like a redneck so hes a poser.

by iamredneck November 20, 2011

POSER

Not being real.Being corny. All of Hollywood now a days The china communist party Co intelligences Confucius institute Philly Artists

Your such a poser. Look at the Hollywood Posers

by BOYCOTT CHINA September 18, 2022

Poser

People who copy terms on UD to try and stay relevant.

Yo, that whiteboys slang wasn't even correct. What a poser. He probably got his slang from UrbanDictionary.

by BigPimppin6906 November 22, 2017

poser

Someone who is only slightly into a hobby simply so they can act as though they’re an expert in it and have an excuse once they are called a poser

Dang he’s such a cheap poser. He’s only been a skater for a week and he acts like he’s a pro

by Im_not_here__ January 8, 2019

Poser

Someone who is not who they say they are.

The girl with the can of spinach tattooed on her arm would act like she was from the South Side of Chicago even though she wasn't even from Illinois and didn't live a day on Central time as a kid. She wanted to show people how much tougher she was than them, that was why she did all this poser stuff.

by Solid Mantis February 16, 2021