up oneself

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up oneself

adjective more up oneself · most up oneself

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Smug; arrogant; self-important and self-satisfied. I don't like her; she is really up herself.

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adj smug; arrogant

中文	傲慢 àomàn, 自以為是 /自以为是 zìyǐwéishì
Português	metido
Русский	самодовольный samodovolʹnyj

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@misc{up_oneself_2026,
  title = {up oneself},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20oneself},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}