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pretentious

Definition

  • adjective: having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
  • adjective: characterized by pretension
  • synonyms: presuming, assuming, poseur

Examples

  • The houses in the neighborhood are large and 'pretentious'.

  • a 'pretentiously' decorated hotel

  • a 'pretentious' restaurant/movie

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) parade around in your ridiculous suits, pretending you were running this company? Sorry, my Prada's at the cleaner's! Along with my hoodie and my fuck-you flip-flops, you pretentious douchebag! Security's here. You'll be leaving now. ' I'm not signing those papers. ' We will get the signature. (..)
    2010 The Social Network