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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s(j)uːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /suːd/
- Rhymes: -uːd
- Homophone: sued
Etymology 1[edit]
Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).
Noun[edit]
pseud (plural pseuds)
- (derogatory) An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.
- 2012 November 9, Decca Aitkenhead, “Robbie Coltrane: ‘I take no nonsense’”, in The Guardian[1]:
- He and two friends were known as “the three pseuds” among the rest of the boys, who thought them too clever by half.
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References[edit]
- The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
pseud
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
pseud (plural pseuds)
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