uppity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Fanciful extension of up. First used in the slave states of USA in mid 1800s.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʌpəti/
[edit] Adjective
uppity (comparative uppitier, superlative uppitiest)
- Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important.
- I think you are one very uppity young man.