Vocab Bloom Hub

stuffed shirt

/stʌft ʃɜːrt/

Traduction: Terme péjoratif désignant une personne excessivement formelle, pompeuse, suffisante ou rigide dans son comportement et ses opinions.

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/stʌft ʃɜːrt/C1informal
  • frTerme péjoratif désignant une personne excessivement formelle, pompeuse, suffisante ou rigide dans son comportement et ses opinions.

A derogatory term for a person who is overly formal, pompous, self-important, or rigid in their behavior and attitudes.

  1. Pompous or formal personC1informalamerican

    A person who is overly formal, self-important, or rigid in their behavior and opinions.

    frpersonne guindée

    • Don't be such a stuffed shirt; just relax and have fun.
    • The new manager is a real stuffed shirt who never laughs.
    • He acts like a stuffed shirt at every formal dinner.
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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