macalester
Trying to look fancy and important, usually by using too many big words and acting like you're smarter than everyone else. It almost always backfires.
"I'm not just smart, I'm *academically distinguished*," he said, while failing basic algebra.
She used the word 'ubiquitous' in a sentence and then cried when no one understood it.
He tried to sound fancy by saying 'I'm going to the library to read some *ephemeral literature*,' which is just a fancy way of saying he was going to watch Netflix.