An annoying, usually psuedo-intellectual, skank or artist who listens to alternative music genres and thinks she's better than everyone. In order to maintain whatever self-esteem she has, she criticizes everyone and everything she sees, but in a very passive aggressive way, as to avoid open conflict. If she does fall into a verbal conflict her only defense mechanism is to rattle off random bullshit that makes no sense. Because her target doesn't know wtf she's talking about, she feels she is above the whole thing.
by WHOknewHOZ March 19, 2011
oh man... OH MAN! OH MAN OH MAN OH MAN! whoever wrote that definition before me. THAT is pretentious hipster talk. Hipsters are never okay and they don't actually have opinions, obnoxious or otherwise. They merely conform to unpopular fashions. That's it. That's all. It's a self-entitled way to feign social awkwardness that people with their total lack of worthwhile qualities and talent would be feeling as genuine outcasts if they didn't secretly believe themselves superior and ironically hilarious. In this way, it's also an attempt to cash in on attention using geek chic. They don't care about winning arguments because they don't have beliefs except the above. Pretentious people try to sound smarter than they are, e.g. by making dissonantly unnecessary references to counter culture figures, but hipsters are so far beyond pretentious that they think appreciation of meaningless t-shirt slogans is enough to elevate them to social icon status. This makes the phrase pretentious hipster so redundant that it should just be shortened to hipster, except when describing what hipsters talk about; ie pretentious hipster bullshit, such as "I met that indie rock singer. She's an argyle superstar." A hipster is a therefore a psychological trainwreck that should be avoided until he/she inevitably ruins itself.
1: Are you going to use Scorsese references in your pretentious hipster bullshit this weekend?
2: No, film is too mainstream. I'm just sucking fame's dick in a general way until someone tells me a new way to seem unique.
2: No, film is too mainstream. I'm just sucking fame's dick in a general way until someone tells me a new way to seem unique.
by toot-swat plan November 20, 2010
the manner in which some people demonstrate their worth to mankind by making sure that everyone in the room knows that they something special, have survived a bad hair day, or know more than their teachers, employers, parents, friends or anyone else
The conversations I over heard at the "happy hour" were dominated by the pretentions twaddle of college girls who should know better.
by dp9 February 15, 2004
One who attempts to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
Especially true in the art scene.
Especially true in the art scene.
Hey Joe, did you notice that pretentious asshole hipster that drinks Starbucks, owns more than one Apple product, wears clothes every other hipster wears, and manages to convince herself that she is alternative and therefore superior compared to her peers?
Joe: Yeah, so true.
Joe: Yeah, so true.
by Ingrid Cole November 22, 2010
Someone whose personal self esteem is so low they need to:
a) amplify their importance (or lack thereof) by quoting their education after their names when demanding things they deem to be their right.
b) surround themselves with other persons of like ilk (other pretentious wankers) such as members of the insular academia class (see also just-another wanker)
c) confirm what a cunt they are
a) amplify their importance (or lack thereof) by quoting their education after their names when demanding things they deem to be their right.
b) surround themselves with other persons of like ilk (other pretentious wankers) such as members of the insular academia class (see also just-another wanker)
c) confirm what a cunt they are
Letter received by court clerk regarding mediation:
"I was so insulted by the Mediator when she actually confirmed my ex husbands position and stated he had rights, in contradiction to my own confirmed opinion. (signed) E. ByGoomb Bsc Msc VD(with bar)"
Clerk of the court "Bloody hell. Another letter from the pretentious wanker, E. ByGoomb".
"I was so insulted by the Mediator when she actually confirmed my ex husbands position and stated he had rights, in contradiction to my own confirmed opinion. (signed) E. ByGoomb Bsc Msc VD(with bar)"
Clerk of the court "Bloody hell. Another letter from the pretentious wanker, E. ByGoomb".
by Chaucer_had_it_coming February 1, 2010
Some one who is pretentious (though at the same time) being a dick. Normally used towards bald, miserable, middle age men.
Yep.. You got it right, that John V is being a pretentious dick once again. When will he shut the fuck up and do some work for once the useless cunt.
by Barry Bobby March 24, 2014
a contemptibly obnoxious person who attempts to impress others by acting of greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than he/she is actually possesses.
I don't appreciate how much you are being a pretentious jerk at dinner with my family.
My boss is such a pretentious jerk!
My boss is such a pretentious jerk!
by Matt01 February 5, 2019