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Pretensious

Know it all. Has an affinty to be the better than the rest
jon you are so pretensious.

BT you are so pretensious!!
by Phiph October 9, 2013
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pretentious prick

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.
Oh, so he calls himself god?! Pretentious prick!
by Zecker117 November 17, 2015
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pretentious cunt

Someone who thinks and acts like they're better than most people and have usually forgotten their roots and where they came from.
by Urban street roamer August 9, 2016
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pretension of hipsters

Like an ostentation of peacocks, a murder of crows, or a parliament of owls, a pretension of hipsters is a simple and elegant term for a grouping of one of the more annoying self-referential and self-satisfied demographics in the history of demographics. Pretensions of hipsters can be found combing through old record stores in search of vinyl, hitting cool overpriced urban thrift stores, hanging for hours at local coffee shops, and, either performing in, or standing in line to listen to, a band of other hipsters with unfortunate facial hair, playing quasi-folky/blue grass inspired, unidentifiable something or other. There will be a banjo player.

Although pretensions of hipsters set up residence in cool and edgy neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and San Francisco's Mission District, where they can be spotted unabashedly overstating their cultural significance, they will have most likely arrived, trust funds in tow, during the second or third wave of gentrification, well after the hard-core artists have done the difficult work of staking out a claim in a relatively inexpensive if shady neighborhood, with no coffee shops, just delis and bodegas, with burnt coffee to go.
"Look honey, a pretension of hipsters just arrived in our neighborhood."
"Glad I didn't throw out my stove pipe hat."
by AngWS0522 April 30, 2014
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pretentious

Behaving in an attention-seeking manner via presenting oneself on the surface as being intelligent, provocative, important, avant-garde, humorous or significant, yet harboring ulterior motives, typically involving some form of personal gratification or material gain (e.g. advancement in social status, career, wealth, etc.).

Note that using this word is often conflated to be a pretentious act in and of itself, as this word is frequently used as a way to easily discredit people, works of art, ideas or statements while simultaneously boosting one's own status.
"I used to think they were a smart, edgy, fun group of people to hang out with... but as soon as they realized I didn't have anything to offer them in terms of getting more publicity or a book deal or an art gallery gig, they stopped talking to me. I don't even know why I try to be their friend anymore! Pretentious twits."

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Dude #1: "I really like the Three Stooges!"
Dude #2: "Whatever, they're so pretentious."
Dude #1: "Do you even know what that word means?"
by Buster Foodcube December 15, 2011
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Pretentious Douche

To be an asshole without actually knowing jack shit about your topic
Alex Stroube is the most pretentious douche I've ever met.
by SimplyShrimp February 3, 2015
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Pretentious Douchebag

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.
That Luke Sugars guy is a Pretentious Douchebag.
by Chuck13s March 18, 2011
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