Meaining of 'stuck up' (stuck up vs. stuck in traffic)

[soothey]

Hi everyone

I got stuck in traffic.
I got stuck up in traffic.

What is the difference?

A. Soothey

[Yankee]

[Soothey]

Dear Amy

Thanks a lot. It was not a test----By the way good sense of humour

Soothey

[Alan]

Hi Soothey,

You might like to know another meaning of stuck up. used in a figurative sense when it is used to describe someone who has a very high opinion of themselves - very arrogant and suoercilious.

Alan
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