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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

pseud (plural pseuds)

(derogatory) An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.
- 2012 November 9, Decca Aitkenhead, “Robbie Coltrane: ‘I take no nonsense’”, in The Guardian‎:
  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

Noun

pseud

(medicine, colloquial) Pseudomonas bacteria.

Noun

pseud (plural pseuds)

(Internet slang) A pseudonym.

Anagrams

SUDEP, EUPDs, dupes, spued

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