pseud
noun/suːd/, /sjuːd/
/suːd/
(British English, informal, disapproving)- a person who pretends to know a lot about a particular subject in order to impress other peopleWord Origin1960s: abbreviation of pseudo, from Greek pseudēs ‘false’, pseudos ‘falsehood’.
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