Minchin
noun: a minchin – a person with an abnormally high level of confidence who lies or exaggerates about personal knowledge and experience in an attempt to belittle others and gain respect.
verb: to minchin, minchinning – to lie or exaggerate about one’s own knowledge and experience in an attempt to gain respect and come across with a higher social status than others.
“when i went to university, i was actually studying my bsc, msc and phd at harvard, mit and oxford all at the same time. that was before i was employed by the cia as a senior -n-lyst, so you can understand why i’m frustrated at having to speak at such a small-time conference today.”
“that guy is so totally minchinning. that’s just ridiculous.”
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