OVERBEARING
ADJECTIVES
► ASSY uppity, overbearing, brash → E20 US
► BEGOTTY ► BIGOTTY bumptious, overbearing, self-willed → 1873 Eng. dial.
► BENSILING of persons: rough, awkward, overbearing → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIGASS pert. to someone who is self-important, overbearing, or arrogant → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BIG-SHOT mighty; overbearing; overly important → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BRICKETY ► BRIGATY ► BRIGETTY ► BRIGGITY ► BRIGGOTY ► BRIGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing → 1868 Amer. dial.
► CHEEKY AS A MAN ON THE TOWN nervy, overbearing, conceited → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HEAVY-HANDED oppressive; overbearing → 1883
► MANNISH of a youth: aping manhood; overbearing; blustering → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MASTERLY characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering → 1531-2 obs.
► PROUD AS LUCIFER very haughty and overbearing → 1793
► RAMPANTUS overbearing → 1905 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► SNOUTY overbearing; insolent → 1858 colloq.
► SURQUIDANT overbearing, arrogant, presumptuous→ 1528 obs.
► TOLL-LOLL ► TOL-LOL overbearing → 1849 Aust. sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BASTARD FROM THE BUSH a person who is ruthlessly overbearing and who cadges shamelessly → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BIG CHEW OF TOBACCO, A an overbearing, disliked person → 20C Amer. sl.
► BIG DOG a consequential pompous individual; an overbearing person who will allow no one to differ from his views → 1833 US sl.
► BIG STIFF a term of abuse; a fool; a rough, clumsy, stupid, or overbearing man; a mean, disagreeable or contemptible person; a disliked person; an uncouth, self-opinionated person → 1896 sl., orig. US
► CHEW an overbearing, disliked person → 20C Amer. sl.
► GRIMSIR ► GRIMSIRE an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person → c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial..
► HALLION an overbearing, quarrelsome woman of vulgar manners → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► HIGH BANKER a proud or overbearing person → 1903 US logging sl.
► HINCHY ► HINCTY ► HINKTY a snobbish, pompous, or overbearing person; a prominent or important person → 1970 US sl.
► JACK-IN-OFFICE an overbearing petty official; an upstart → 1690 sl.
► TARTAR a passionate, overbearing woman → 1663
► TURK any cruel and overbearing man → L18 sl.
► TWO-BOB BOSS a minor official who delights in exerting his authority in an overbearing manner → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
VERBS
► BUNG ON SIDE to behave in a pompous and overbearing manner → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► COME THE ACID ► COME THE OLD ACID to behave in an unpleasant, aggressive, or overbearing manner; to speak in a sarcastic or caustic way → 1917 UK sl.
► MOUNT THE HIGH HORSE said of a person affecting airs of superiority, or behaving pretentiously or arrogantly; to be overbearing or oppressive; to be proud; to take offense → 1871
► PARRAGOAD to talk in a domineering or overbearing style → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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