poser
Authenticity-free trend follower
A poser is someone who affects attitudes, behaviors, or styles they don't genuinely hold—pretending expertise or belonging they haven't earned.
The word carries contempt: He's not a real skater, just a poser.
Poser also means a difficult question or problem, though this sense is less common: The detective faced a real poser.
One who pretends
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
poseur · wannabe · fake · sham · bluffer · pretender · masquerader · deceiver
2000s alternative youth subculture
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
wannabe · tryhard · weekend warrior · bandwagon fan · fake fan · gatekeeping · sellout · mainstream
Puzzle demanding clever thought
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- stumperUnanswerable question
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- puzzlerDifficult problem to solve
head-scratcher · challenge · problem · tough question · mindbender · enigma · teaser
Insincere behavior for effect
- airsPretentious behavioral displays
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- affectednessInsincere, contrived behavior
- insincerityLack of genuine feeling
façade · charade · artificiality · vanity · self-importance · pomposity · showiness · superficiality
Person posing for artists
- art modelPerson posed for artists
- figure modelPerson posing for artwork
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- sitterTemporary child caretaker
subject · muse · nude model
faker
One who pretends
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
impostor · poseur · wannabe · fake · sham · bluffer · pretender · masquerader · deceiver · hypocrite
scene kid
2000s alternative youth subculture
hipster · wannabe · tryhard · weekend warrior · bandwagon fan · fake fan · gatekeeping · sellout · mainstream
brainteaser
Puzzle demanding clever thought
puzzler · head-scratcher · challenge · problem · tough question · mindbender · enigma · teaser
posturing
Insincere behavior for effect
- airsPretentious behavioral displays
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- affectednessInsincere, contrived behavior
insincerity · façade · charade · artificiality · vanity · self-importance · pomposity · showiness · superficiality · theatricality
life model
Person posing for artists
- art modelPerson posed for artists
- figure modelPerson posing for artwork
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
sitter · subject · muse · nude model
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, imitation
- Imitatorsimitator, mimic, copycat, impersonator, clone
- snobssnob, elitist, snoot, prig, highbrow
- Board Sportsollie, kickflip, heelflip, grind, rail
posergenuine article
Authentic original item
true believer · original · veteran · purist · insider
poserno-brainer
Self-evident decision
cinch · piece of cake · softball · gimme · elucidation
- stay positiveMaintain a hopeful mindset
- be positiveMaintain hopeful attitude
- think positiveMaintain hopeful mental attitude
- fetal positionCurled, knees drawn up
- in positionCorrectly situated, prepared
- positive thinkingHopeful mental outlook
position, positive, posture, suppose, pose, oppose, propose, expose, impose