The New Devil’s Dictionary Word of the Week
Published May 8, 2007
Pretentious: adj. A pejorative word smart and bitter people use to characterize other smart and bitter people. Usually employed when one feels that a worthy opponent has invaded one’s own intellectual property, or when someone attempts to introduce “academics” into “chill” conversation. The word itself is too pretentious to be used by someone who is actually humble.
Common Current Uses:
“Elias Altman is pretentious.”
- Tommy Wheeler.
Or
“Elias Altman’s attempts at self-mockery are pretentious.”
- Average Water Tower Reader.
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