pompous jerk

Frequency: 5.64.5 per million words

Describes a person who is annoyingly grand, solemn, or self-important.

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Examples (10)

  • Nobody wants to work with that pompous jerk who thinks he knows everything.
  • He always acts like a pompous jerk during meetings, constantly interrupting others.
  • I can't stand listening to that pompous jerk boast about his achievements.
  • The new manager is a pompous jerk, making everyone feel inferior.
  • She called him a pompous jerk after he dismissed her ideas without a second thought.
  • Don't be such a pompous jerk; try to listen to others for a change.
  • His pompous jerk attitude alienated him from the rest of the team.
  • I had to endure a long lecture from that pompous jerk about proper etiquette.
  • Only a pompous jerk would talk down to people like that.
  • We all try to avoid the pompous jerk in the office cafeteria.