pseudo

plural pseudos · alternative pseud

1. derogatoryAn intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
2. A poseur; one who is fake.
3. informallifestylepseudo-city code
4. InternetclippingA pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.

   Issues such as verifiability (for age declared), anonymity (in spite of pseudos and avatars) and traceability are at stake[…]

   2011, Divina Frau-Meigs, Media Matters in the Cultural Contradictions of the "Information Society", page 299

5. InternetabbreviationShort for pseudoelement.
6. abbreviationclippingClipping of pseudoephedrine.

1. not comparableOther than what is apparent; spurious; sham.

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   Last week saw perhaps the first major showdown between the pseudo cryptolibertarianism they both espouse and that old-fashioned, resolutely analogue concept known as the nation state. For anyone who has spent any time pondering the intergalactic levels of entitlement among the tech broligarchy and the – until now – total impunity they’ve faced, the arrest and subsequent charging of Durov was a singular moment.

   2024 August 31, Carole Cadwalladr, “Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2025

2. not comparableInsincere.