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jumped-up

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Thinking or acting as if one is superior, as by pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than is the case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, idiomatic

Examples

  • 2007, Nov 27. Scott Murray, writing in Guardian Unlimited: "Stuttgart 3-2 Rangers" We're doomed if this wee jumped-up monkey gets Gordon Smith's blessing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with a conceited or arrogant attitude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1895, Punch, or the London Charivari, 24 August, 1895, "'Arry on Harry", https://books.google.ca/books?id=S5kwAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22jumped-up+cheap+Coventry%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s You jumped-up, cheap, Coventry bagman, / silk-sampling, no doubt, is your biz

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: upstart

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(British informal) upstart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

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