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Internectual 

An individual who appears to be intelligent, but having intellect that is only directly attributed to the Internet; often these individuals are totally unaware of how transparent their "smarts" are.
"Don't believe everything Steve says, it's probably just something off the Web. He may seem smart, but he's just a dumb-ass Internectual."
Internectual by Eileen Fitzpatrick September 16, 2007

Internectual 

A person of high intellect who spends a lot of time on the internet, understands internet information and elaborates on internet culture with an emphasis on human values
Internectual by Pet Aversion January 17, 2020

An Internectual

Someone who uses the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, in deep regard to matters of the internet or social media.
"Suzy is always on her smartphone or the computer, she is an internectual."
An Internectual by Jackthetipper October 20, 2013

pseudo-intellectual 

a person who spends more time trying to look intelligent than actually being intelligent.
pseudo-intellectual: hey, check out this self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
you: you mean that SCUBA gear?
psuedo-intellectual: yeah, that.
pseudo-intellectual by Rora47 July 26, 2012

Pseudo-Intellectual Circle Jerk 

A gathering of people pretending that they are intelligent and congratulating each other for it.
Oh man. I remember years ago when TED conferences were filled with genuinely inspiring, fascinating and ground-breaking presentations. That recent TEDx conference was just a pseudo-intellectual circle jerk.

Intellectual Crush 

Distinguishing between a "nerd" crush and typical "crush". Characterized by love of their mind, independent of their body or physical attraction. Can refer to person of same gender or opposite sex. Term is platonic in nature. Admiration of their unattainable intellectual or academic skill/thought process/insight, to a level of raw mental magnetism. In context, meant as a true and genuine compliment and can be used between friends or colleagues.
He is so damn clever, funny, and quick; he is by far one of my top intellectual crushes.
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Frothability 

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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
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