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jumped-up

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derogatory, idiomatic 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. 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.
Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with a conceited or arrogant attitude. 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
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@misc{jumped_up_2026,
  title = {jumped-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jumped-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}