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'''''Pseudointellectual''''' is a [[derogatory]] term, often used on the Internet. 

One of the most noted pseudointellectuals of the 21st century was Benjamin Jordan Yingling, whose efforts to impress his peers through sporting a vast and diverse array of books went unnoticed and ended in his eventual suicide.  Even in his suicide did he try to garner the most attention possible, as he shot himself in the head with a monkey gun in the middle of Times Square.⏎
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As a direct insult, it is used to suggest that one is making attempts to appear more knowledgable and/or intelligent than is actually the case. It is considered to be the ultimate insult to one who considers oneself to be a true [[intellectual]] as it accuses one of being a fake or [[Phony]]. Pseudo intellectuals use lofty words, [[phrase]]s and [[metaphor]]s without defining or understanding them.   What they say can often appear very profound and insightful to someone with little understanding of the topi(contracted; show full)




==References==
* [http://www.psectual.org/ The Pseudo-intellectual Web Journal]
*[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pseudointellectual&r=f Urban Dictionary: pseudointellectual]
[[Category: Pejoratives]]