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• n  a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

• I told the poseur he was a whining cowardas were all the other Filipinos in that gathering.
• Each has other legitimate fears: Ben of feeling limited, even as he adores Anna, and Andrew of being a poseur (which he is, but Leonard makes us care for him).
• These t-shirts were acquired during the many activities typical of an unadventurous, white-person poseur existence.

• poser

News & Articles

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• Man pretending to be Mayor Bloomberg’s nephew causes a stir at hot NYC clubs
  A phony “nephew” of Mayor Bloomberg is going around town demanding — and often getting — VIP treatment at the hottest Manhattan nightclubs. The notorious poseur claims...
  July 10, 2013 - New York Post

Quotes

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• Steven Milloy in AFP
  These poseur shareholders view Exxon as a means to advance their anti-people, anti-business, and anti-Exxon social and political agenda,said Steven Milloy, portfolio manager of the Free Enterprise Action Fund.
• Adam Curry in Wired News
  People think I'm this poseur guy from MTV, but I don't care,says Adam Curry, the former VJ whose long blond locks once mesmerized teenyboppers across the globe. "I've always had this total dual life as a geek and a celebrity."
• Raymond Benson in Pioneer Press Online
  I see Flame as a cross between David Bowie and Eric Clapton,Benson says. "He's a great guitarist, and he's also a poseur."