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swell⋅head

[swel-hed]
–noun
a vain or arrogant person.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; swell + head


swellheaded, adjective
swell⋅head⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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swell·head   (swěl'hěd')   
n.   Informal
A person regarded as arrogant or conceited.
swell'head'ed adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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swellhead

  1. n.
    a conceited person. : Tom is getting to be such a swellhead.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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