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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Informal A person regarded as arrogant or conceited.

Wiktionary

  1. n. informal An arrogant or conceited person.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a conceited and self-centered person

Etymologies

  1. swell +‎ head (Wiktionary)

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    Rational Review

  • ““But the minute I began to answer, to argue, to protest—the minute I began to sound off—I became a swellhead, a wise guy, an ‘uppity’ nigger.””

    Simon & Schuster: WILLIE MAYS

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. unpleasant person
  1. disagreeable person

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  1. know-all
  2. bragger
  1. miles gloriosus
  2. megalomaniac
  1. popinjay
  2. boaster
  1. know-it-all
  2. braggart
  1. blowhard
  2. egomaniac
  1. show-off
  2. exhibitionist
  1. vaunter
  2. line-shooter

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