Faulknerism

Faulknerism, derived from Faulkner, is the idea of altering one’s public image to be mysterious and incomprehensible to those who surround the individual. Typically utilised and executed by members of the human race with high IQ.

“You see him?”
“Yeah, I don’t know much about him, he seems quite mysterious.”
“He’s a true master of Faulknerism”