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Definition of jumped-up adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jumped-up

adjective
 
/ˈdʒʌmpt ʌp/
 
/ˈdʒʌmpt ʌp/
[only before noun] (British English, informal, disapproving)
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  1. thinking you are more important than you really are, particularly because you have risen in social status
    • He’s not really an accountant, just a jumped-up office clerk.
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