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
The slate and the sorrow; also known as The slate, by William March, pseud.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
The Lone Ranger and the vanishing herd with Silver and Tonto, by Buck Wilson, pseud.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 July - December 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
Singing on our way. w & m Elsie Duncan Yale & Noel Benson, pseud. of Ira B. Wilson.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
By Le Grand, pseud. of Le Grand Henderson, illustrated by the author. © 30Sep49; A36617.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
The narrow cell, by Dale Clark, pseud. © 17Feb44; A179595.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Author & illustrator: Marge, pseud. of Marjorie Henderson Buell. © 7Sep46; A5608.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December 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
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