pseud

Adjective, Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pseud(n = noun.person) fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer - a person who makes deceitful pretenses;

is a kind of beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster

has particulars: name dropper, ringer

pseud, adj. & n. colloq.
--adj. intellectually or socially pretentious; not genuine.
--n. such a person; a poseur.

Etymology

abbr. of PSEUDO