tempo'd.
As in: "Yah, I just dominated pre-Nats. But I really just tempo'd it." ~ Chez
tempo'd.
As in: "Yah, I just dominated pre-Nats. But I really just tempo'd it." ~ Chez
jamin
"Holistic"
"Synergistic"
Actually, these aren't so pretentious so much as they're buzzwords that make me want to rip out my cochleas with forks made from 100% recycled cardboard.
Love.
Chakra.
Haul.
Hack.
Brexit.
Disenfranchised.
empowered
I wanted to say 'esoteric' but someone said it.
That said, I'll say 'panache'.
Also, 'ethereal'.
shadenfreud or whatever. I want to punch the screen and or person any time I read/hear that word.
Lots of good ones here. I'm sure my students think I use lots of pretentious words, but the one that they use in their papers that sings out pretentiousness is "plethora."
That being said
Nasvegan wrote:
I'll second "ostensibly" and nominate "obsequious". I'll throw in "deference" as a close 3rd. I've heard these words used over and over by the wealthy lot to describe their clashy interactions with under classed groups.
Along those lines, "demonstrably"
46345gdfg wrote:
shadenfreud or whatever. I want to punch the screen and or person any time I read/hear that word.
With delightful schadenfreude I am obliged to call attention to your typographic faux pas.
pointer out of things wrote:
Whom.
It serves no purpose other than giving English majors a way to show off their degree.
moran
What is your problem with obects?
Should we ban "him" and "her" too?
anti moran wrote:
pointer out of things wrote:Whom.
It serves no purpose other than giving English majors a way to show off their degree.
moran
What is your problem with obects?
Should we ban "him" and "her" too?
Princeton University is way ahead of you
Mr E wrote:
"Whilst"
People think it makes them sound smart, but it actually makes them sound like they haven't been out of the basement in a few years.
It's commonly used word, if you're a Brit.
ban gendered pronouns wrote:
anti moran wrote:moran
What is your problem with obects?
Should we ban "him" and "her" too?
Princeton University is way ahead of you
Not far enough. We must get rid of artificial separation of humans and inanimate objects. Everything is it.
ummm, not so fast.... wrote:
Mr E wrote:"Whilst"
People think it makes them sound smart, but it actually makes them sound like they haven't been out of the basement in a few years.
It's commonly used word, if you're a Brit.
Isn't being a Brit the same as being pretentious anyway?
Sangfroid.
In my junior high english class, one girl used the word "Whitmanesque" to describe a poem.
She was brilliant, and she later became a federal judge. HLS grad.
Pollyannaish
Machiavellian