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[Noun] | "pre*tense" | \ ˈprē-ˌten(t)s \
1: a claim made or implied; especially : one not supported by fact
2: mere ostentation : pretentiousness
3: a pretentious act or assertion
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English, "assertion of a legal right, claim, reason, basis, feigning," borrowed from Anglo-French pretence, pretens "assertion of one's right," probably borrowed from Medieval Latin praetensē or praetensō "by way of assertion or allegation, allegedly, fictitiously," respectively adverbial derivative and masculine/neuter ablative singular of praetensus, praetentus "pretended, alleged," past participle of Latin praetendere "to hold or stretch out, put forward as a pretext" {mat|pretend:1|};
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(1) - { on/under false pretenses } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "on/under false pretenses"
1: by pretending that a certain condition or circumstance was true
(1) - { under false pretenses } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "under false pretenses"
1: by saying something that is not true, by pretending something, etc.
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(2) - { pretenses } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "pretenses"
1: a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive;
* e.g., " ... her display of bravado was just a pretense "
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2: an entitlement to something;
* e.g., " ... this book on gardening makes no pretense at completeness "
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(3) - { pretense } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "pretense"
1: the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case;
* e.g., " ... she seemed to be a very down-to-earth woman who was completely free of pretense "
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2: a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive;
* e.g., " ... her display of bravado was just a pretense "
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# 1 - { pretensible:2391305 }
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[ "pretensible" ]
1: The ability to pretend to be sensible.
* e.g., ... Alan managed to become pretensible after administering normalisation before going to work on Sunday afternoon.
# 2 - { pretensation:4431404 }
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[ "pretensation" ]
1: the act of selling or introducing oneself in a very (false) advertising manner. From the words "presentation" and "pretense".
* e.g., ... Their mega-syllabic wordings and obstinate attitude are nothing but means of pretensation.
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[ "pretense" ]
1: fake;false;words spoken or evidence shown thats not true.
* e.g., ... "I went to church under pretense."
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[ "pretense" ]
1: "pretense" - (v) when you pretend, and make others tense!
- (n) a person who displays a false image in order
to impress another, especially for personal
gain.
* e.g., ... "Margret is such a pretense-- like she's really met Justin Bieber!
"Get that frickin' pretense outta here-- NOW!"
# 5 - { pretension of hipsters:7660033 }
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[ "pretension of hipsters" ]
1: Like an ostentation of peacocks, a murder of crows, or a parliament of owls, a pretension of hipsters is a simple and elegant term for a grouping of one of the more annoying self-referential and self-satisfied demographics in the history of demographics. Pretensions of hipsters can be found combing through old record stores in search of vinyl, hitting cool overpriced urban thrift stores, hanging for hours at local coffee shops, and, either performing in, or standing in line to listen to, a band of other hipsters with unfortunate facial hair, playing quasi-folky/blue grass inspired, unidentifiable something or other. There will be a banjo player.
Although pretensions of hipsters set up residence in cool and edgy neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and San Francisco's Mission District, where they can be spotted unabashedly overstating their cultural significance, they will have most likely arrived, trust funds in tow, during the second or third wave of gentrification, well after the hard-core artists have done the difficult work of staking out a claim in a relatively inexpensive if shady neighborhood, with no coffee shops, just delis and bodegas, with burnt coffee to go.
* e.g., ... "Look honey, a pretension of hipsters just arrived in our neighborhood."
# 6 - { false pretense:2536966 }
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[ "false pretense" ]
1: In law, it means making untrue statements for the purpose of obtaining money or property. It is a form of theft.
* e.g., ... Disney should be charged with false pretense for making little boys and girls believe that life always has a happy ending, for making boys and girls believe that a bully will always get what they deserve, and for making little girls believe that there is a prince charming out there waiting to sweep them off their feet. This misrepresentation of life that Disney gives leads to their money gain.
[ "false pretense" ]
2: But it could also be a false representation of fact or circumstance; misleading; lying.
# 7 - { Illusions of Pretense:18279526 }
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[ "Illusions of Pretense" ]
1: The return volley of "Delusions of Adequacy", referring to elitist assumptions that any viable corpus of art, logic, or science generated from outside their circle is therefore inherently meritless.
* e.g., ... Any brain trust that harbors such Illusions of Pretense about Tinker is doing him a favor not signing him.
# 8 - { Pale Pretense:14196298 }
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[ "Pale Pretense" ]
1: When a Caucasian person rushes to deem as something racist on behalf of an African American, and by doing so actually perpetuates a racial stereotype.
For example, a comical T-Shirt on sale by Amazon depicting a Tarot Card called “The Tower” (of Pancakes”) with a description of “Black Women’s T-Shirt,” isn’t great grammar, but when the shirt is black in color, it isn’t implying black women fatty up on pancakes or are Voodoo-practicing fortune tellers.
* e.g., ... You’ve got it all wrong; it’s just poorly worded and your executing your pale pretense.
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