Proud as a rooster on a barnyard fenceBy Jamie Archer / Leave a Comment / SimilesSynonyms: strutting, boastful, cocky, showy, puffed upA classic for proud-and-knows-it – all feathers, all volume.Tags: ProudMore similes for ProudBoastful as a cockerel at dawnSwollen with pride as a storm cloudProud as a mother watching her child graduateChuffed as a dog with two tailsStately as a cathedral organPuffed up as a balloon at a birthday partySee all "Proud" similes →