- jumped-up
- jumped-up jumped-up adj. Upstart. [British informal] [WordNet 1.5]
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jumped-up — adj [only before noun] BrE informal a jumped up person thinks they are more important than they really are, because they have improved their social position ▪ a jumped up little bureaucrat … Dictionary of contemporary English
jumped-up — jumped′ up′ adj. Slang. brit. upstart; parvenu • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
jumped-up — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ considering oneself to be more important than one really is … English terms dictionary
jumped-up — [jumpt′up′] adj. [Brit. Informal] having recently gained wealth, power, success, etc. and regarded as behaving presumptuously, aggressively, etc … English World dictionary
jumped-up — adjective (British informal) upstart • Similar to: ↑pretentious • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jumped-up — ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe someone as jumped up, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be more important than they really are. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He s nothing better than a jumped up bank clerk! … English dictionary
jumped — jump jump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one s self … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jumped-up — adjective (only before noun) BrE believing that you are more important than you really are, because you have improved your social position: some jumped up little bureaucrat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jumped-up — /ˈdʒʌmpt ʌp/ (say jumpt up) adjective Colloquial upstart; parvenu; conceited: *He had a poor view of anyone in authority; officers, bosses, little jumped up clerks behind a desk who hum and ha and make you feel like shit before they ll stamp… …
jumped-up — /jumpt up /, adj. Chiefly Brit. having recently gained prominence or fame and appearing arrogant. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
