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
IgnÁC	EEG-nahts (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Czech
Heather	HE-dhər	English
Ishita	-	Indian, Hindi
Inge	ING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch
Winnifred	WIN-i-frid	Welsh, English
Golshan	-	Persian