One of the worst prose stylists on the planet and an intolerable pseud to boot.
From the guardian.co.uk
Don't really think French knew what he was watching here, and he got all pseud-ish trying to work it out.
From the guardian.co.uk
Perhaps I should get a copy and put it artfully on display near a Jack Vettriano print, as a pseud detector.
From the economist.com
What a pathetic, middle class pseud this person is.
From the guardian.co.uk
You know the difference, you simply don't want to acknowledge it because you're too busy acting like a pseud.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sounds like the ramblings of a pseud to me.
From the guardian.co.uk
And then that interview with that pseud in a hat.
From the guardian.co.uk
In fact, to get a little pseud-y for a mo, I'm finding the whole debate pretty entertaining in and of itself.
From the guardian.co.uk
I cannot count the number of times a pretentious, pseud of a critic has recommended a film only for it to be an utter disappointment.
From the guardian.co.uk
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Imposter: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
The following is a list of regularly appearing mini-sections appearing in the British satirical magazine Private Eye. These are mostly based on clippings from newspapers sent in by readers, often for a cash fee.
An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur
A derogatory term for anybody or anything that's very heavily westernised or has pretensions to be very sophisticated.
Anyone or anything who is highly westernized or has real good quality or has performed really well.