antiguru

adj, noun — 2 senses

antiguru

adj

Etymology From anti- + guru.

1

Hostile to gurus, or to a specific guru.

  • Paranoid behavior, too, is often seen in the manifestation of hostility toward such tales, when the listener thinks that he or she is being challenged by what sounds like an antiguru story.1978, Human Nature - Volume 1, Issues 1-6, page 287:

antiguru

noun

Etymology From anti- + guru.

1

Someone who is or attempts to be the opposite of a guru.

  • He styles himself the antiguru, the anti-Martha Stewart, the anti-Rachael Ray. And his is the war to end all wars.2007 January 4, Virginia Heffernan, “Stepping Back From the Ledge of the Overly Appointed Life”, in New York Times:

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