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A person is obsessed with trying to be smart but is incredibly annoying in the process
Me: Sam is a dumb dumb
Sam: you have to use the word pedant in the dictionary example
Maddy exemplifies one perfectly
pedant by Timothy June 17, 2005
Someone who holds high linguistic standards and doesn't agree that language should be dumbed down
"You can't fix stupidity" is the correct usage and is not being a pedant to say this
Pedant by prairiefire August 30, 2022
"Actually, pedantic is an adjective, therefore I would be the definition of the noun, pedant."
John Sansbury is a pedant.
Pedant by Sharter2 July 9, 2025

Idiot Pedant 

1. A person that invites himself to lecture you about anything and everything but in reality is a complete dumb-ass.

2. Much like an idiot savant, the idiot pedant really is an idiot.
After Eric decided to give us the three-hour lecture on golfing, that was completely wrong, he just cemented the fact that he’s an idiot pedant.
Idiot Pedant by Karlsmash August 18, 2019

Calendar pedant 

The annoying ass people who don’t stop insisting that the new decade begins in 2021, and not 2020. These are the same people who complained in the late ‘90s that the new millennium doesn’t begin until 2001 (Even though 2000 was a bigger deal than 2001) and that the 2010s “isn’t” a proper decade, and that it began in 2011 and ends in 2020 (Or ended if you’re post reading this post 2020).

Usually a Sci-Fi fan, the type of people that loves Star Wars, Geeky, and most of the time, have no friends.
Joe: Sends his five friends invites to his new decade party that is held on December 31, 2019.
Toby replies to Joe: The decade doesn’t begin until 2021.

Joe disinvites Toby after realizing he’s a calendar pedant.
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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