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stuck-up

[stuhk-uhp] / ˈstʌkˈʌp /


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She leaps on the wall dividing her home and that of her stuck-up neighbors, in heels no less.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

Nobody liked Dr. Harmon much; she was the kind of stuck-up professional who looked down her nose at everyone.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2023

She is notable for playing a stuck-up new friend of Dorothy’s in a third-season episode.

From Washington Times Apr. 23, 2022

She is notable to for playing a stuck-up new friend of Dorothy’s in a third-season episode.

From Seattle Times Apr. 23, 2022

“I don’t. I didn’t go to a stuck-up private school. Where did you get that thing, anyway? It smells.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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