pseud
noun
a person of fatuously earnest intellectual, artistic, or social pretensions.
pseud
1 American
[sood]
/ sud /
noun
adjective
pseud-
2
American
pseud.
3
American
abbreviation
pseud
1
British
/ sjuːd /
noun
adjective
pseud.
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of pseud
First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening of pseudointellectual or parallel compounds with pseudo-
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Private Eye mercilessly satirised him as the self-important Dr Jonathan, a sage and a pseud and too clever by half.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2019
Franco is the art-hoarding pseud whose basement is filled with memorabilia from his own films.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2013
Putting your hard-earned on the line forces you to focus and helps you learn the form book a lot faster than any pseud on the sidelines can manage.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2010
Tune the old cow died to, by William March, pseud.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1966 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Dreams get you nowhere, by Maysie Greig, pseud.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
For patients with pseud- arthrosis, the true test of the efficacy of the technique will not come until the affected children reach skeletal maturity, in their mid- to late teens.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tunnel from Calais, by David Rame, pseud. © 9Nov42, AI-27395; 19Jan43, A170680.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Three crosses stand, w & m Ruth Dale, pseud. of Ira B. Wilson, & Marion Wakeman.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
By Elsa Ruth Nast, author of text & Masha, pseud. of Marie Stern, author of illus. © 31Jul46; A6676.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Oh, Wilbur; twenty-six humorous monologues, by Jerry Owen, pseud. © 2Mar44; AA450869.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Author & illustrator: Marge, pseud. of Marjorie Henderson Buell. © 7Sep46; A5609.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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