jumped-up

jump-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [juhmp uhp]
- /dʒʌmp ʌp/
- /dʒʌmp ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp uhp]
- /dʒʌmp ʌp/

Definitions of jumped-up word

adjective jumped-up having recently gained prominence or fame and appearing arrogant. 1
adjective jumped-up If you describe someone as jumped-up, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be more important than they really are. 0
adjective jumped-up suddenly risen in significance, esp when appearing arrogant 0
adjective jumped-up having recently gained wealth, power, success, etc. and regarded as behaving presumptuously, aggressively, etc. 0
adjective jumped-up (Idiomatic) (pejorative) 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. 0

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Origin of jumped-up

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Jumped-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jumped-up

jumped-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.