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a stuffed shirt

a stuffed shirt

someone, especially a man, who behaves in a formal, old-fashioned way and thinks they are very important I knew he was a banker and expensively educated so I was expecting him to be a stuffed shirt.
See also: shirt, stuff

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shad (2)SHADEnglish
Khazhak-Armenian
FechÍNFE-kheenIrish
Gabrielius-Lithuanian
Rosita[rəu'zi:tə]
Wibawawee-BAH-wahIndonesian
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