Pseudo Shrewdie

 'It won therefore it was a shrewd bet'

A Pseudo Shrewdie is a type of punter, second only to the mug in terms of outright mugginess.

There is a significant debate within the /bet/ community as to whether pseudo shrewdies constitute a worse infestation than genuine mugs.

Whilst normal mug punters are unaware of their nature and make no pretenses about their asymmetrical information, pseduo shrewdies will often claim to be 'beating the bookies,' a phrase which has lost all meaning to the point of ridicule. This arrogance of their own ability to sniff out value is ironic, for they almost always are subscribed to a paid tipping group as they are too inept, lazy and incapable of finding an edge themselves.

Whereas genuine shrewdies will often trawl Estonian women's FA leagues and learn an additional language to supplement their betting lifestyle, the extent of a pseduo's research is limited to searching the Inverness youth team twitter just after they have retweeted and favourited the latest Lord Bendtner joke from The LAD Bible.

These punters are still on their own accounts for many bookmakers and frequently become confused over the meaning of the betting term 'goal line.'