noun
- people who are conceited or have an inflated sense of their own importance
Usage: informal; plural of swellhead
Examples
- The team’s success turned some players into real swellheads.
- Don’t let a little praise make you one of those swellheads.
- The coach warned against becoming swellheads after winning the championship.
- Those swellheads think they’re better than everyone else.
- Success can create swellheads if people aren’t careful.
- The company’s rapid growth produced several swellheads among management.