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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

“Every time you came in, whether you were new or had been there for so long, there was never a stuck-up feeling like you don’t belong.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2022

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

The dog also doesn’t look like a regular pet or anything—no collar, and it has a kind of pointy snout and stuck-up ears, like a giant fox-wolf.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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