What is Bookcase Poser?
1.
someone who poses like they are smart;
a pseudo intellectual that likes to take pictures in front of books
the word "bookcase poser" comes from the media tradition of posing people (usually politicians etc) in front of a bookcase full of hard to read books to sell the impression that they are more intelligent than you
"hey homie,today on the news they interviewed bookcase poser, big bird ,from sesame street...man,that dude is a bird brain.he ain't read all them books!"
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