Jumped-up Definition

jumptup
adjective
Having recently gained wealth, power, success, etc. and regarded as behaving presumptuously, aggressively, etc.
Webster's New World

(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.

2007, Nov 27. Scott Murray, writing in Guardian Unlimited. Stuttgart 3-2 Rangers.
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Jumped-up Sentence Examples

  • Sarah jumped up and down, clapping.

  • Jackson jumped up and listened to her heart.

  • She pursed her lips in a pout, and then jumped up to a music cabinet and opened a drawer.

  • She jumped up and down clapping her hands.

  • She jumped up and grabbed her robe.

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