swellhead
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swell·head
(swĕl′hĕd′)n. Informal
A person regarded as arrogant or conceited.
swell′head′ed adj.
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swellhead
(ˈswɛlˌhɛd)n
a conceited person
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swell•head
(ˈswɛlˌhɛd)n.
a vain or arrogant person.
[1835–45, Amer.]
swell′head′ed, adj.
swell′head′ed•ness, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  swellhead - a conceited and self-centered persondisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable egomaniac - an abnormally egotistical person show-off - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention know-all, know-it-all - someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others megalomaniac - a pathological egotist miles gloriosus - a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy) popinjay - a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) |
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swellhead
nounInformal. A conceited, self-centered person:
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swellhead
[ˈswelhed] N (US) → engreído/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
swellhead
n (dated esp US inf) → aufgeblasener Typ (inf)
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