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UQ - pretensious toffs with aspirations of Ivy league membership.
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She is a hated full of negative image, even her face when she loughs does not look good very smirk and pretensious face.
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He does it in a ver non-pretensious way and that sells well.
David Thielen: Colorado Democratic State Assembly - live blog 2010
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It is unfunny, pretensious, and hostile towards anyone who isn't an entitled, upper-middle class white male.
Warner Brothers Developing Drink, Play, F@#k Adaptation « FirstShowing.net 2008
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It is incredibly pretensious and incredibly pointless, yet none of the authors author ever seem to realize the soullessness of their work.
Thinking More on the Falseness of Literary Fiction, sometimes 2009
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Because no normal person likes literary fiction, only pretensious creative writing professors and people who read for the express purpose of feeling superior.
Thinking More on the Falseness of Literary Fiction, sometimes 2009
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At Christmas, I got an extremely pretensious picture/biography card from the Swetts (I have never met either of them, so they must have sent it to me because I am a delegate of the NH Dem party) and I recognized Katrina's husband as the same man I saw in Shaws wearing the pro-Lieberman tshirt.
New Hampshire Dem Senate Candidate Who Backed Lieberman Indy Bid Falsely Claims Obama Did, Too 2009
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"Foodie" is a term invented by Americans because "gourmet" sounded too pretensious and high falutin 'fer us down-to-earth' mericans, you betcha.
Foodies Try To Shove Their Picks For Ag Secretary Down Obama's Throat 2009
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Sticking with her knew found pretensious (sp) vibe, Natalie portman decides to make Bruise afraid of Virgian Wolfe.
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August 25, 2008 at 4:11 pm der is a ver nyce Murkin Blue cheez made by the Maytag fambly of appliance fame is more mild den Stilton and less salty den Gorgonzola and nawt as pretensious as the Fronsch blues.
Saving the species… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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