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Definition of poseur

poseur    Featured Word

noun

  1. someone who pretends to be someone they're not, usually in dress and speech; WANNA-BE, FAKE. Origin: borrowed from the French word with the same spelling and definition. Generally (or originally) used to describe people posing as punks ("punk rockers") or skaters.

    Submitted by Rebecca Griffith, Hopkinsville, KY, USA, May 17 1996.

    Correction by Tony Wentz, OH, USA, Jun 18 1997. Additional information submitted by Kenneth Grabach, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA, Nov 17 1997; Jenna, New York, USA, Feb 19 1998; and Karen Pielke, CA, USA, Dec 22 2002

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