swellhead

swell·head

 (swĕl′hĕd′)

n. Informal

A person regarded as arrogant or conceited.

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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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person egoist, egotist disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter - a very boastful and talkative person 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

noun

Informal. A conceited, self-centered person:

egocentric, egoist, egomaniac, egotist, narcissist.

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Translations

swellhead

[ˈswelhed] N (US) → engreído/a m/f

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swellhead

n (dated esp US inf) → aufgeblasener Typ (inf)

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