Tall-poppy Definition

noun

(Australia, New Zealand) A conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility.

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Noun

Singular:
tall-poppy
Plural:
tall-poppies

Origin of Tall-poppy

  • A metaphor of something conspicuous that should be lopped. Australian from 1902.

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