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¹pseud

noun \ˈsüd\

: a person who pretends to have a lot of knowledge

Full Definition of PSEUD

British

: a person who pretends to be an intellectual

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Origin of PSEUD

short for pseudo-intellectual

First Known Use: 1964

Rhymes with PSEUD

brood, crowd, crude, dude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, oud, pood, prude, rood, rude, shrewd, snood, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud

²pseud

abbreviation

Definition of PSEUD

pseudonym; pseudonymous

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