sophomoric
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You were more of a corraller than a content creator, but you shared the same sophomoric humor with the animation guys who put Comedy Central into the stratosphere: “South Park,” “Beavis and Butt-Head,” “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
While the memes were “mean-spirited, sophomoric, inartful, misguided, and crude,” the state Supreme Court justices wrote in their opinion, they were “plainly not intended to threaten Student One, Student Two, or any other person.”
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025
The episodes highlight some seriously twisted creativity packed with adult humor, sci-fi-inspired sophomoric shenanigans and homages to popular culture.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023
Written by Lino K. Villa, it’s an enjoyably sophomoric romp that’s also playfully queer, thanks to a nutty detour involving a character named Popo.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2023
As for his speech, it was a straightway argument; not a superfluous or a sophomoric word, not an attempt at rhetoric.
From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by Phillips, David Graham
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