Synonyms for uppity
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhp-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌp ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for uppity Other synonyms for the word uppity
Définition of uppity
Origin :- 1880, from up + -ity; originally used by blacks of other blacks felt to be too self-assertive (first recorded use is in "Uncle Remus"). The parallel British variant uppish (1670s) originally meant "lavish;" the sense of "conceited, arrogant" being first recorded 1734.
- adj arrogant
- You was 'fested with letheh straps an' uppity talk when I knowed you fust.
- Extract from : « Lady Luck » by Hugh Wiley
- But one night a bunch o' uppity Niggers went to a 'tainment in Memorial Hall.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration
- Den, how come you talk so uppity, like a man wid de law on he side and ain't a-scared o' nobody?
- Extract from : « Captain Ted » by Louis Pendleton
- We ought to beat hershell get too uppity to live with, declared Bobby, discussing these games.
- Extract from : « The Girls of Central High on the Stage » by Gertrude W. Morrison
- She was making her do that because she thought she was uppity and she wanted to punish her.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Work Projects Administration
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