pseud

noun
/s(j)uːd/UK/suːd/US

Etymology

Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

  1. derived from ψευδής — “false, lying

Definitions

  1. An intellectually pretentious person

    An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.

    • He and two friends were known as “the three pseuds” among the rest of the boys, who thought them too clever by half.
  2. Pseudomonas bacteria.

  3. A pseudonym.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseud. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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