palâ¢op (pÄl-Åp)
adj.
1. Pretending to have knowledge; generally in an attempt to impress.
2. Haughty (scornfully and condescendingly proud); Snobbish, about knowing something before someone else.
"Acting palop isnât going to help him.â
âDoes he not see the irony in being palop in every sense of the word?â
{Person A (setting): âYou seriously didnât know that?! WOW.â Person B (example): âDonât be palopâ}
âWhy is she always palop when I donât know something?â
"The man down the road is poor at socializing. He is always being palop. He wishes he was a know it all, so he pretends to be one. He acts like a reassured authority whenever possible; even at the expense of being fairly uncertain, completely guessing, and often wrong. He might happily interrupt someone to correct them on an established fact, so he can substitute in something he's entirely made up."
{Person A (setting): âResting Jack Rabbits have a heart rate 4 times faster than resting humans.â Person B (example): âAre you being palop?â}
Synonyms: cavalier, arrogant, poser, snobbish, obtuse
Antonyms: considerate, honest, humble, tactful, polite
Palopper noun
âThat man is the biggest palopper I knowâ
Palopping verb
âShe was palopping the whole nightâ
Palopperness noun
âlook at that paloppernessâ
Paloply adverb
âSee them paloply carrying aboutâ
Mnemonic Acronym
Presumptuous, Arrogant, Lying, Obtuse, Person.