jumped-up

adjective

British, disapproving
: having a too high an opinion of one's own importance
She thinks that politicians are all just a bunch of jumped-up nobodies.

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“Jumped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumped-up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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