uppity

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[edit] Etymology

Fanciful extension of up. First used in the slave states of USA in mid 1800s.

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  • IPA: /ˈʌpəti/

[edit] Adjective

uppity (comparative uppitier, superlative uppitiest)

  1. Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important.
    I think you are one very uppity young man.

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