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swellhead

[swel-hed]

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noun

a vain or arrogant person.

Origin of swellhead

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; swell + head

Related formsswell·head·ed, adjectiveswell·head·ed·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for swell-headed

Historical Examples of swell-headed

Only don't get swell-headed enough to think you're a man, agin.
Flying U Ranch
B. M. Bower
He was dead sure he, for one, wasn't going to make a fool of himself over any swell-headed politician.
Lonesome Land
B. M. Bower
"So here's our swell-headed crook of an engineer butting in again," he sneered.
The Iron Furrow
George C. Shedd