Last Updated :2025/11/20

stuffed shirt

Noun
idiomatic informal
Japanese Meaning
気取って偉そうに振る舞う人、特に権威的な立場でわざと自分を大きく見せるような人。 / 形容詞的に用いられる場合、他の語を修飾するための語として使われる。
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地域の会合で、偉そうでお役所的な議員は住民の懸念に耳を傾ける代わりに、誰も気にしないような細かい規則を厳格に適用しようとした。

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(idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is officious in a position of authority. / (usually hyphenated) Used attributively.

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stuffed shirt

At the community meeting, the stuffed shirt councilman insisted on enforcing obscure bylaws instead of listening to residents' concerns.

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At the community meeting, the stuffed shirt councilman insisted on enforcing obscure bylaws instead of listening to residents' concerns.

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