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jumped-up
jumped-up adj informal suddenly risen in significance, esp when appearing arrogant jumped′-up′
adj. Slang. upstart; parvenu. [1825–35] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1.jumped-up - (British informal) upstartcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdompretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
jumped-upadjective conceited, arrogant, pompous, stuck-up, cocky, overbearing, puffed up, presumptuous, insolent, immodest, toffee-nosed, self-opinionated, too big for your boots or breeches He's nothing better than a jumped-up bank clerk!Translationsjumped-up
jumped-upslang Glorified. The phrase is used to describe someone who acts or is thought to be more important or powerful than they really are. Primarily heard in UK. I can't believe she's trying to tell me what to do, when she's just a jumped-up intern! These days, it feels like the prime minister is nothing more than a jumped-up headmaster.jumped-up
Related to jumped-up: jumped shipSynonyms for jumped-upadj conceitedSynonyms- conceited
- arrogant
- pompous
- stuck-up
- cocky
- overbearing
- puffed up
- presumptuous
- insolent
- immodest
- toffee-nosed
- self-opinionated
- too big for your boots or breeches
Words related to jumped-upadj (British informal) upstartRelated Words- colloquialism
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- pretentious
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