stuck-up (Meaning)

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stuck-up (s)

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant

to rob at gunpoint, to stand upright or on end, a robbery at gunpoint, to speak or act in defense of

The stuck-up waiter refused to take our order because we weren't wearing formal attire.
The stuck-up boss always made his employees feel inferior.
The stuck-up girl refused to speak to anyone she deemed "unworthy."
The stuck-up neighbor refused to help me with my yard work.
The stuck-up student refused to collaborate with his classmates.
The stuck-up teacher made it clear that she had no patience for struggling students.
The stuck-up doctor treated his patients with condescension.
The stuck-up politician refused to listen to the concerns of his constituents.
The stuck-up aristocrat refused to mingle with the commoners.
The stuck-up company refused to negotiate a fair contract with its employees.

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogantto rob at gunpoint, to stand upright or on end, a robbery at gunpoint, to speak or act in defense of

vain,smug, proud, domineering, arrogant, conceited, egotistical, important, supercilious, swellheaded

modest,humble, diffident, meek, humble, timid, diffident, modest, egoless, meek

The stuck-up waiter refused to take our order because we weren't wearing formal attire.

The stuck-up boss always made his employees feel inferior.

The stuck-up girl refused to speak to anyone she deemed "unworthy."

The stuck-up neighbor refused to help me with my yard work.