Definition of Swellhead

1. Noun. A conceited and self-centered person.


Definition of Swellhead

1. Noun. (informal) An arrogant or conceited person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swellhead

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swellhead

swell box
swell organ
swell up
swellable
swelldom
swelldoms
swelled
swelled head
swellegant
sweller
swellers
swellest
swelleth
swellfish
swellfishes
swellhead (current term)
swellheaded
swellheadedness
swellheads
swelling
swelling soil
swellingly
swellings
swellish
swells
swelltoad
swelltoads
swelp
swelt
swelted

Literary usage of Swellhead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren Frederic Morton (1920)
"... the "Reverend Theodore swellhead"; the "Intercepted Letters" that were appearing about 1877. A forecast of the year 1874 we transfer to this chapter, ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1898)
"You must forgive the Bostonians for the swellhead, because we come down from the fathers; it is not their fault. (Laughter.) Wherever an association meets ..."

3. A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren Frederic Morton (1920)
"... the "Reverend Theodore swellhead"; the "Intercepted Letters" that were appearing about 1877. A forecast of the year 1874 we transfer to this chapter, ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1898)
"You must forgive the Bostonians for the swellhead, because we come down from the fathers; it is not their fault. (Laughter.) Wherever an association meets ..."

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