All 3 Uses of "pretentious" in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

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pretentious
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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She pointed out Raincoat's Pinochle Parlor and Slim Jenkins' pretentious saloon.†
p. 206.4

pretentious = attempting to act more impressive than is deserved
My formal Spanish must have sounded as pretentious to the ears of the paisano as "Whither goeth my sire?"
p. 234.6 *

pretentious = showy (trying to appear impressive)
You're a pretentious little bitch, aren't you?†
p. 244.1

pretentious = attempting to act more impressive than is deserved

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(1) (pretentious)
acting more impressive than is deserved
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely, the word form, pretension, can mean to apply tension to something before an event--as when a seat belt is pretensioned so it will be snug prior to use in an accident.