Slang

stuck-up

This page is about the slang term stuck-up

Meaning

showing an attitude of superiority and snobbish pride

For example

  • Helen is so stuck-up that she won't let her kids take public transport to school. She says her kids are "better than that".

  • Those posh resorts are full of stuck-up snobs who don't want to be around regular folks, or what some of them call "common people".

Quick Quiz

Someone who is stuck-up might refuse to talk to someone who is

a. rich

b. high-class

c. poor
a) rich b) high-class c) poor

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Contributor: Matt Errey