# Tooley Street tailor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A self-important, vainglorious person.

## 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..."

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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