stuck-upness
adjective Informal.
snobbishly conceited.
Origin:
1820–30
1820–30
Related forms
stuck-up·ness, noun
Synonyms
vain, arrogant, snobbish, snooty.
vain, arrogant, snobbish, snooty.
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| stuck-up | |
| —adj | |
| informal conceited, arrogant, or snobbish | |
| 'stuck-'upness | |
| —n | |
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Stuck-upness
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| stuck-up | |
| —adj | |
| informal conceited, arrogant, or snobbish | |
| 'stuck-'upness | |
| —n | |
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