Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person regarded as arrogant or conceited.
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- noun informal An
arrogant orconceited person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a conceited and self-centered person
Etymologies
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swell + head
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“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.”
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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