I have a friend [1] who is forever using the term 'soi-disant'. No in real life, obviously.
I always thought this was a fancy [2] way of saying 'so-called' but apparently it's not. It's a fancy way of saying 'self-styled'. I now know this because I cheated and looked it up.
Anyway, using French terms is hopelessly arch. Unless you're actually speaking French of course.
But nothing ... nothing is quite as arch as using the word 'arch'.
[1] it's Andy.
[2] By fancy I mean French
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