high prosciutto
[hahy prō-shōō'tō]
[hahy prō-shōō'tō]
-noun
A pretentious, combative individual who supports arguments with evidence and ideas that are frequently inaccurate and have no basis in sound scholarship.
-adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by vocal and fraudulent intellectuality
ETYMOLOGY: derived from the term hyper-pseudo intellectual, the use of high prosciutto takes the concept a step further, implying that the sensational and attention seeking nature of the individual or idea is akin to stale ham.
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: hyperpseudo
A pretentious, combative individual who supports arguments with evidence and ideas that are frequently inaccurate and have no basis in sound scholarship.
-adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by vocal and fraudulent intellectuality
ETYMOLOGY: derived from the term hyper-pseudo intellectual, the use of high prosciutto takes the concept a step further, implying that the sensational and attention seeking nature of the individual or idea is akin to stale ham.
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: hyperpseudo
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