pretentiousness

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The nuances of race are also present in the show’s cultural specificity, such as the depiction of a Korean American church community or the fine art-world pretentiousness of Amy’s Japanese American husband and family.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

In her landmark essay "Notes on 'Camp,'" Susan Sontag defines the aesthetic as such: "artifice, frivolity, naïve middle-class pretentiousness and shocking excess."

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

“There’s no Cape Cod pretentiousness in the city, because we’re not really Cape Cod. We’re the South Coast,” said Allie Copeland, the curator, adding that New Bedford “has a very cool kind of vibe now.”

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022

Grandmaster Restaurant is a beautiful location in Hollywood without the pretentiousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

The memory of it springs fresh to this day, and it requires little effort to recall the place as it stood, in all its pristine pretentiousness, until 1880, or thereabouts.

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)