jumped-up

slang Glorified. The phrase is used to describe someone who acts or is thought to be more important or powerful than he or she really is. Primarily heard in UK. I can't believe she's trying to tell me what to do, when she's just a jumped-up intern! These days, it feels like the prime minister is nothing more than a jumped-up headmaster.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Magdalena	mahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)	Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Arjun	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Louie	LOO-ee	English
Joyce	JOIS	English
Cardea	-	Roman Mythology
Yeong-Ja	yung-jah	Korean