Citations:r/iamverysmart

English citations of r/iamverysmart

Noun: "(Internet slang, derogatory) used to denote something considered pompous and pseudointellectual"

2017 2021

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• 2017, r/ES-u/GonzoRick, quoted in Oliver Martin Marsh, ""Nah, musing is fine. You don't have to be 'doing science'": emotional and descriptive meaning-making in online non-professional discussions about science", thesis submitted to University College London, page 235:

  Is the tone of the commentor friendly and genuine or is it smug and r/iamverysmart?

• 2021, Ghost Mikawa (trans. Alexandra Owen-Burns), My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!, Volume 1, unnumbered page:

  ok, r/iamverysmart. it's just anime! as long as i get my t&a, who cares? […]