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up oneself

up oneself adjective: smug; arrogant; self-important and self-satisfied.

Adjective

up oneself (comparative more up oneself, superlative most up oneself)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) Smug; arrogant; self-important and self-satisfied.
    • I don't like her; she is really up herself.
    • Don't be so up yourself.

Forms of up oneself

comparativemore up oneself
superlativemost up oneself

Questions about up oneself

What does up oneself mean?
Up oneself means smug; arrogant; self-important and self-satisfied.
What part of speech is up oneself?
Up oneself is an adjective.

Words near up oneself in the dictionary

  1. up on one's ear
  2. up one's game
  3. up one's own ass
  4. up one's sleeve
  5. up one's sleeves
  6. up oneself
  7. up or out
  8. up poo creek
  9. up quark
  10. up quarks
  11. up round

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