One who is overly official or officious; somebody in charge but not necessarily in power or effective.
The entire management team is full of stuffed shirts who can’t seem to make up their minds..
A self-conceited person who brags about himself, to give self-importance
No one likes to be in the company of Kennedy because he is a stuffed shirt.
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Nearby phrases
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been there, done that, bought the t-shi…been there, done that, got the t-shirtbeen there, done that, got the T-shirtget one's shirt outGive Someone the Shirt off Your Backkeep one's shirt onkeep your shirt onKeep Your Shirt Onlook down one's shirtlose one's shirtLose Your Shirtpolo shirtshort sleeved shirtstuffed like a turkeystuffed to the gillst shirt
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