If you just tried to show normal dignity, you were viewed as uppity.
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uppity — index proud (conceited), supercilious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uppity — 1880, from UP (Cf. up) + ITY (Cf. 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,… … Etymology dictionary
uppity — [adj] arrogant audacious, bossy, bragging, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, conceited, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty*, high falutin*, know it all*, overbearing, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, puffed up*, selfimportant, smug, snobbish, snooty* … New thesaurus
uppity — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ self important. ORIGIN from UP(Cf. ↑up) … English terms dictionary
uppity — ☆ uppity [up′ə tē ] adj. Informal inclined to be haughty, arrogant, snobbish, etc. uppityness n … English World dictionary
uppity — adjective Etymology: probably from up + ity (as in persnickity, variant of persnickety) Date: 1880 putting on or marked by airs of superiority ; arrogant, presumptuous < uppity technicians > < a small uppity country > • uppitiness also uppityness … New Collegiate Dictionary
uppity — [“apadi] mod. haughty. (Folksy.) □ Why is she so uppity? □ Don’t be uppity. Remember who you are! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
uppity — adjective /ˈʌpəti/ Presumptuous, above oneself, self important. I think you are one very uppity young man … Wiktionary
uppity — up|pi|ty [ˈʌpıti] adj also uppish BrE [ˈʌpıʃ] informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: up] behaving as if you are more important than you really are, or not showing someone enough respect ▪ uppity kids … Dictionary of contemporary English
uppity — adj Arrogant, condescending. She s so uppity that she only drinks champagne with her hotdogs. 1880s … Historical dictionary of American slang
