Upjump and pumpim

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  • Up, guards, and at them again! words attributed to Wellington at Waterloo (usually given as, Up, guards, and at 'em!) → Von Falke’s Wellington joke, in Sigmund Freud's Wit and Its Relation to the Unconcscious (upjock and hockums)
  • jumped-up upstart; characteristic of a parvenu; having recently gained prominence or fame and hence appearing arrogant
  • pump: (slang) to steal