Definitions of swellhead
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a conceited and self-centered person
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blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter
a very boastful and talkative person
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egomaniac
an abnormally egotistical person
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exhibitionist, show-off, showboat
someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
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know-all, know-it-all
someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
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megalomaniac
a pathological egotist
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miles gloriosus
a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)
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popinjay
a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
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grandstander
someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand
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hot dog, hotdog
someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
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poser, poseur
a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
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disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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