pseud
[ sood ]
noun
a person of fatuously earnest intellectual, artistic, or social pretensions.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pseud.
Origin of pseud
1First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening of pseudointellectual or parallel compounds with pseudo-
Other definitions for pseud- (2 of 3)
pseud-
variant of pseudo- before a vowel: pseudepigraphy.
Other definitions for pseud. (3 of 3)
pseud.
abbreviation
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British Dictionary definitions for pseud (1 of 2)
pseud
/ (sjuːd) /
noun
informal a false, artificial, or pretentious person
adjective
another word for pseudo
British Dictionary definitions for pseud. (2 of 2)
pseud.
abbreviation for
pseudonym
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