Having the need to feelsuperior than others by means of intelligence, athleticism, or any other measurable trait.
Caroline always corrects my grammar when we're talking online. Her superiority complex is so annoying and unnecessary because anyone could understand the point I'm trying to convey, but she still goes to the extremes of addressing the smallest of errors. :v
Sean always talks about the plays he made while playing football, even when trying to compliment others for their play. It's just a natural superiority complex that he has, where he feels the need to boast about himself in order to feel accomplished.
A Superiority Complex is the belief that one holds some value (societal or monetary) over another and acts as if they were born from a golden womb. Superiority Complexes are often seen in low-income neighborhoods when a member of the community gains more capital than their neighbors, and is most commonly associated with upper-middle and 'upper' class members of society.
While often involving tradable goods or currency, Superiority Complexes can also stem from sexism and IS NOT limited to either sex. Anyone can be uppity, snooty, snobbish, or pretentious. It doesn't fucking matter where you come from or what you were born as.
Man 1: "Dude, I just got these new work boots and they're pretty comfy."
Man 2: "Same here! I got Red Wings; what did you get?"
Man 1: "Just some Sketchers, but the memory foam-"
Man 2: "Uh, you might want to spend a little more next time, bud."
Man 1: "Why?"
Man 2: "Only the fashion-blind and poor wear Sketchers."
Man 1: "... The fuck? Does it really matter? You need to drop that Superiority Complex."
Superiority complex refers to a subconscious neurotic mechanism of compensation developed by the individual as a result of feelings of inferiority.
The feelings of inferiority in this specific complex are often brought on by social rejection, possibly as a result of the individual's inattentiveness to hygiene, appearance, or lower intelligence as compared to others.
When onepersonfeels that their own personal value and importance is greater than it actually is.
Marie and Andrea are making buttons for a fundraiser.
Marie holds the button maker.
Andrea says smugly, "Oh please. Let me make that."
Marie makes a button, but she mistakenly does a wrong step and it comes out less than perfect.
Andrea makes a invidious face. "I told you I should have made that."
Now, class, is this an example of superiority complex?
Texas is categorized as a swing state in presidential elections, but has voted for Republicans more times than for Democrats in recent history. As such, as demographics change political alignments, some Democrats believe that Texaswill vote blue, or Democratic, due to their Hispanic and African American voters, who often align themselves with the Democratic Party's liberal wing.
Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
Democrat 1: What is your prediction for the 2024 presidential election?
Democrat 2: Well uh, Blexas!
Democrat 1: You've been saying that since 2008 though.
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.