Word for the day bumptious

[Josiah]

bumptious

[buhmp-shuh s]

adjective

1. offensively self-assertive, disagreeably conceited, arrogant, or forward

a bumptious young upstart.

Synonyms pushy, forward, cocky, cheeky, brash.

 

[Shirley]

That's a new one for me, Josiah. Do you know any people like that?

 

[Georgia Lady]

I know many people like that. They have an ego the size of Texas. Most people do not like them because they are so cocky and arrogant.

 

[Josiah]

That's a new one for me, Josiah. Do you know any people like that?

I certainly knew a goodly number in the high pressure corporate career I started out in. After my midlife crisis and once my wife and I started selling antiquarian books and we specialized in children's books, our clientele of children's book collectors was the nicest, kindest, least bumptious group of people imaginable.

 

[Shirley]

Josiah, I have some really, really old Little Golden Books. They are in excellent condition. Somebody told me they were worth a lot of money. Maybe you can tell me; are they?

 

[Josiah]

Hi Shirley, I'll send you a PM.

 

[Shirley]

Thank you. That's a big help.

 

[Warrigal]

Bumptious - love that word.

Onomatopoeia?

 

[Josiah]

Bumptious - love that word.

Onomatopoeia?

Well maybe, but I'm not sure. If the word meant awkwardly clumsy then maybe I'd a say onomatopoeia.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

My son can be bumptious on occasion and gets all bent out of shape if I mention it. I don't like bumptious.

 

[Josiah]

My son can be bumptious on occasion and gets all bent out of shape if I mention it. I don't like bumptious.

I can well understand your feelings. When I encounter a bumptious person my instinct is to move away. Hard to do when it's a family member.