A vain, conceited, or pretentious man; a man of ostentatiously affected mannerisms or appearance; a fop. In later use usually in form coxcomb.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [noun] > conceited person (15) coxcomb1567 A vain, conceited, or pretentious man; a man of ostentatiously affected mannerisms or appearance; a fop. In later use usually in form coxcomb. snipper-snappera1593 A young insignificant or conceited fellow. conceited1596 With the and plural agreement. Conceited people as a class. feather-cock1612 a coxcomb. turkey-cocka1616 figurative and allusively. Also attributive. cockcomb1684 A vain or foolish man; = coxcomb, n. 4a 4b. Obsolete. rare. egotist1715 One who makes too frequent use of the pronoun I; one who thinks or talks too much of himself; a selfish person. Also attributive. fop1755 A conceited person, a pretender to wit, wisdom, or accomplishments; a coxcomb, ‘prig’. Obsolete. fat1832 A presumptuous, conceited dandy; a fop. swell-head1845 = swelled head at swelled, adj. b; (also) a person affected with ‘swelled head’. swelled head1862 swelled head (figurative): inordinate self-conceit, excessive pride or vanity (humorously regarded as a morbid affection); also, a person affected… big-head1863 colloquial. A conceited or arrogant person. swollen head1898 figurative. excessive pride, or a person suffering from it; also, a hangover. colloquial. Cf. swelled, adj. b. Jack Strop1910 a conceited or obstreperous sailor; a know-all. trombenik1922 A person who lives off the generosity of others, a sponger; (more generally) a person who is idle, dissolute, disreputable, or worthless. Also: a… |
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