metonymia:

I will judge you if you use the word “pretentious”.

chances are you’re a neanderthal.

it’s really a 19th century French word that reflects the anxieties of that bygone world; a world where a burgeoning bourgeoisie confronted the artistic hegemony of the aristocracy, where the…

I feel you. It really depends on context though. I only pull that word out when confronted with cultural slop products from neophytes who rolled out the MFA program and think their .gif art of crystals and quadrilaterals should guarantee them a spot in the Whitney Biennial.