stuck-up

[ stuhk-uhp ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. snobbishly conceited.

   Synonyms: snooty, snobbish, arrogant, vain

stuck-up

adjective

1. informal.
   conceited, arrogant, or snobbish

Derived Forms

• ˈstuck-ˈupness, noun

Other Words From

• stuck-upness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stuck-up¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

And just in case she gets stuck up there, she has a garter belt–fanny pack around her thigh to keep a phone in and call for help.

From The Daily Beast

Failing that, we were labeled "coincées," stuck-up prudes who didn't understand men and didn't know how to have fun.

From The Daily Beast

At the time, Universal Co-Chairman Marc Shmuger stuck up for Mann.

From The Daily Beast

My mother collared one of the photos, of course; the other is stuck up on my wall as the chief of our sept.

From Project Gutenberg

Jim was most ruined for a servant, because he got stuck up on account of having seen the devil and been rode by witches.

From Project Gutenberg

The duke he hired the court house, and we went around and stuck up our bills.

From Project Gutenberg

Skeen told us that when the Turks stuck up a placard saying Warsaw had fallen, the Australians gave three hearty cheers.

From Project Gutenberg

He was small and chunky in build, and nervous in his mind, and had red fuzzy hair that stuck up around his head like an aureole.

From Project Gutenberg