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metido — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • highfalutin adj Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • uppity adj Arrogant or self-important, acting as if one is better or more important than one's actual position warrants.
  • whippersnapper noun A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.

Senses

metido is used for these senses in English:

  • highfalutin (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • show-off One who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.
  • stuck up (idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.
  • up oneself (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) Smug; arrogant; self-important and self-satisfied.
  • uppity Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
  • whippersnapper (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]

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