pseud

See also: pseudo-, pseud-, and pseud.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s(j)uːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /suːd/
• Rhymes: -uːd
• Homophone: sued

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Etymology 1

Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Noun

pseud (plural pseuds)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• pseudery

Related terms

• pseudo

References

• The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

Etymology 2

Noun

pseud

1. (medicine, colloquial) Pseudomonas bacteria.

Related terms

• pseudomonad

Etymology 3

Noun

pseud (plural pseuds)

1. (Internet slang) A pseudonym.

Anagrams

• SUDEP, EUPDs, dupes, spued