Proud as a rooster on a barnyard fenceBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: strutting, boastful, cocky, showy, puffed upA classic for proud-and-knows-it – all feathers, all volume.Tags: ProudMore similes for ProudBeaming as a Nobel laureateSwollen with pride as a storm cloudAs proud as punchGlowing as a trophy on the mantelpieceProud as a father at his daughter’s weddingStately as a cathedral organSee all "Proud" similes →