uppity
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Fanciful extension of up.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈʌpəti/
Adjective [edit]
uppity (comparative uppitier, superlative uppitiest)
- Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
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- I think you are one very uppity young man.
- 1993, David Weber, On Basilisk Station, edition Paperback, Sci-Fi, ISBN 0671721631, page 141:
- The Association was openly committed to "restoring the historical balance of power intended by our Founders" between the nobility and the uppity commoners …
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Usage notes [edit]
- Be careful about using this in interracial situations: white people in the southern US used this to describe black people whom they considered not submissive and subservient enough.
Translations [edit]
Presumptuous, above oneself