[s(j)uːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an intellectually pretentious or affected person
(e.g: at the height of the band's career, he was thought to be the biggest pseud in rock)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: abbreviation of pseudo

[s(j)uːd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- intellectually pretentious or affected
(e.g: to seek inspiration in literature or folklore is to risk being pilloried as pseud)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: abbreviation of pseudo