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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

The moral of every high school movie is basically the same: don’t judge a person by her appearance, and don’t be a stuck-up snob or something terrible might happen to you.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

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

“Ain’t she stuck-up, though?” said the bigger girl.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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