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2a : mere ostentation

3: an inadequate or insincere attempt to attain a certain condition or quality


pretense
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Main Entry:
pretense ?[pri-tens, pree-tens] Show IPA
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: falsehood, affected show; cover
Synonyms: act, acting, affectation, appearance, artifice, charade, claim, cloak, deceit, deception, display, dissimulation, double-dealing, dumb act, evasion, excuse, fabrication, facade, fakery, faking, falsification, feigning, gag, guise, insincerity, invention, make-believe, mask, masquerade, misrepresentation, misstatement, ostentation, posing, posturing, pretentiousness, pretext, routine, ruse, schtick, semblance, sham*, shuffling, simulation, stall, stunt, subterfuge, trickery, veil, veneer, wile

1. Why do I do this?

2. God, I'm hungry.