Definitions for jumped-up
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jumped′-up′*(adj.)
upstart; parvenu.
Category: British
* Slang..
Origin of jumped-up:
1825–35
Princeton's WordNet
jumped-up(adj)
(British informal) upstart
Wiktionary
jumped-up(Adjective)
Describes a person who thinks or acts as if he/she is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than he/she has in reality.
2007, Nov 27. Scott Murray, writing in Guardian Unlimited. Stuttgart 3-2 Rangers
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