Meaning of the word "stuffed shirt" in English

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stuffed shirt

US /stʌft ʃɜrt/
UK /stʌft ʃɜrt/
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Idiom

1.

a pompous, formal, and often self-important person

Example:
He's such a stuffed shirt, always talking down to everyone.
The new manager is a bit of a stuffed shirt, very rigid and formal.
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