"Tooley Street tailor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tooley Street tailors [plural]
Etymology: The "three tailors of Tooley Street" are said to have immortalized themselves by preparing a petition for Parliament bearing only their own signatures, which began, "We, the people of England..." Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Tooley Street tailor}} Tooley Street tailor (plural Tooley Street tailors)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A self-important, vainglorious person. Tags: UK, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-Tooley_Street_tailor-en-noun-pYB~LbK- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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