jumped-up

• Adjectif informel britannique décrivant une personne qui se comporte comme si elle était plus importante qu'elle ne l'est réellement, souvent en raison d'une récente promotion de statut ou de fonction.

An informal British adjective used to describe someone who is acting as if they are more important than they really are, often due to having recently gained a higher status or position.

1. Upstart or arrogantC1informalbritish

   Describes a person who behaves as if they are more important than they really are, often because they have recently gained success or power.

   parvenu arrogant

   • He's just a jumped-up office boy who thinks he's the manager.
   • Don't take orders from that jumped-up little clerk.
   • She's a jumped-up nobody who got lucky.

   Synonymesarrogantconceitedoverweeningpresumptuouspretentiousself-importantupstart

   Antonymeshumblemodestself-effacingunassuming