I’m talking about derogatory terms like “nerd,” “geek,” “wise-ass,” and so on, as well as sayings like “nobody likes a smart aleck.”
It seems to me that these terms and expressions are used much more frequently in the business world than derogatory terms like “show-off,” “charlatan,” “fraud,” and so on.
I can’t even think of a commonly used saying for the latter. Only: “Fake it till you make it,” which is really more of a reinforcement of the idea that knowledge isn’t very valuable.
Is it just my impression?
Are you talking about pseudo-intellectuals?
Whether OP realises it or not, that is definitely a valid way of interpreting “people who pretend to know things” . I think there’s somehow some miscommunication in this thread
Yeah. I’m not sure where they are going with this.
No. It’s just a question.
You seem to see a pseudo-intellectual motive in this, but I don’t quite understand why.
Oh, I read it wrong. My apologies.
I thought you were looking for disparaging sayings about know-it-alls who weren’t actually as smart as they made themselves out to be, not just disparaging statements about actual intellectuals.
In that case, I only hear people grumble about people thinking they know everything.
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