pseudo

From Middle English, derived from prefix pseudo-, itself derived from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːdoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -uːdəʊ
• Homophone: sudo

pseudo (plural pseudos)

1. (derogatory) An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
2. A poseur; one who is fake.
3. (travel industry, informal) pseudo-city code
4. (Internet, clipping) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
   • 2011, Divina Frau-Meigs, Media Matters in the Cultural Contradictions of the "Information Society", page 299:

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

5. Clipping of pseudoephedrine.

• pseud

• The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

pseudo (not comparable)

1. Other than what is apparent; spurious; sham.
   • 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^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 February 2025:

     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.

2. Insincere.

• pseudo anime

• The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

• psuedo, does up, doupes, psuedo-, souped

Clipping of pseudonyme.

• IPA^(key): /psø.do/

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pseudo m (plural pseudos)

1. a nickname, handle or pseudonym

• “pseudo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Clipping of pseudonim.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsɛw.dɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛwdɔ
• Syllabification: pseu‧do
• Homophone: pseudo-

pseudo n

1. (colloquial) synonym of pseudonim

• pseudo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pseudo in Polish dictionaries at PWN