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]