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armchair general

armchair general

One who speaks authoritatively on topics one actually knows little to nothing about. My uncle is such an armchair general about the classes I'm taking—the fact that he never went to college doesn't stop him from weighing in! Stop being an armchair general and let me fix my car, since I actually know what I'm doing here!
See also: general

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maisie['meizi]
Nor (2)NAWRLimburgish
Donagh-Irish
Micaela-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Maldwyn-Welsh
KingaKEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian)Polish, Hungarian
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