"A person with
pretensions to
cultural or
intellectual sophistication (cf. '
pseudo-intellectual')", according to http://www.logophilia.com/WordSpy/pseud.html. I wonder if anyone's told him?
The British satirical magazine, Private Eye has a Pseuds' Corner in every episode, devoted to reprinting the outright verbal fraudery of those pseuds who are known to the popular press. Martin Amis, for example, rarely goes unquoted.
Here's a little taster -
The colour of snow
The taste of tears
The enormity of Ocean.
Which was found on a packet of complimentary salt provided by SAS Airlines.