Today’s Words That Work: Poseur
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A poseur (poh-ZUR) — from the French for “to pose” — is someone who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting an attitude or manner.
Example (as used by Alex Green today): “I remember how, as a child, when some poseur or busybody in my hometown would pass away, I would hear my father remark — with just a trace of irony — that he had ‘gone to his reward.’”
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