sophomania

Sep. 13th, 2011 07:06 am
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sophomania (soh-foh-MAY-nee-uh) - n., unrealistic belief in one's own intelligence; delusion of superior intelligence.


Coined from Greek roots. The person would, of course, be a sophomaniac.

---L.

Sophomania

Date: 2011-09-13 03:59 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Without looking at the def: The fan frenzy surrounding sophmore basketball players such as the UA's Derrick Williams.

Ed

Re: Sophomania

Date: 2011-09-14 02:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Heh. Okay, that works just as well.

---L.

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