stuck-up
/'stʌk'ʌp/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; behaving as if superior to others: The term "stuck-up" describes a person who is perceived as being overly proud, conceited, or snobbish, often looking down on others.
- Characterized by an aloof or disdainful attitude: It implies a manner that is unfriendly or unapproachable due to a sense of superiority.
Usage
"Stuck-up" is a colloquial, often informal and critical adjective. It is typically used to describe a person's character or attitude, not objects or abstract concepts. It carries a negative judgment.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She was so stuck-up that she refused to talk to anyone at the party.
- Don't be so stuck-up; you're no better than the rest of us.
- He has a reputation for being stuck-up and arrogant.
Advanced Usage
- "to act stuck-up": to behave in a conceited or snobbish manner.
- Ever since she got that promotion, she's started to act really stuck-up.
- "stuck-up attitude": a demeanor characterized by snobbery.
- His stuck-up attitude makes it hard for people to like him.
Variants and Related Words
- Snobbish (adj): having the character of a snob; similar to "stuck-up" but can be slightly more formal.
- Conceited (adj): excessively proud of oneself; vain.
- Haughty (adj): arrogantly superior and disdainful; a more formal synonym.
- Uppity (adj): (informal) self-important; arrogant.
Synonyms
- Arrogant
- Snooty
- Pompous
- Pretentious
Antonyms
- Humble
- Modest
- Down-to-earth
- Unpretentious
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Too big for one's boots": an idiom meaning conceited or overly self-important, similar in meaning to "stuck-up."
- He's been too big for his boots since he won the award.
- "Look down one's nose at someone": to regard someone with disdain or scorn, an action typical of a stuck-up person.
- She looks down her nose at anyone who didn't go to a private school.
Adjective
- (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety