1. a person who pretends to have knowledge, taste, or expertise that they do not actually possess; a pretentious person
Usage: informal; chiefly British

1. pretentious or false; characteristic of a pseud
Usage: informal; chiefly British

Examples

• He's such a pseud—he claims to love classical music but has never actually been to a concert.
• She made pseud comments about the art exhibition, clearly trying to impress people who knew more than she did.
• Don't be a pseud; just admit you haven't read the book instead of pretending.
• The pseud intellectuals at the party spent the evening name-dropping obscure philosophers.
• His pseud accent disappeared the moment he left the dinner party.
• She called out his pseud behavior when he pretended to understand the scientific paper.