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stuffed shirt

One who is overly official or officious; somebody in charge but not necessarily in power or effective.
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The entire management team is full of stuffed shirts who can’t seem to make up their minds..

Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'stuffed shirt':

Stuffed ShirtA self-conceited person who brags about himself, to give self-importance
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