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uppity

up·pi·ty

uppity · uppitier · uppitiest

самонадеянный, высокомерный

dreist, hochnäsig, arrogant

Presumptuous, above oneself, self-importantPresumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.

/ˈʌpəti/

» I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.

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Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
dreist, hochnäsig, arrogant
самонаде́янныйsamonadéjannyj, высокоме́рныйvysokomérnyj
Exceeding one's station or position, assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.

Ще визначення

presumptuously arrogant

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I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.
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Походження

From earlier uppedy, equivalent to up + -ed + -y; compare blackity, biggity, and hippity (

From earlier uppedy, equivalent to up + -ed + -y; compare blackity, biggity, and hippity (and possibly also persnickety, pernickety). First attested around 1880 in Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris to describe Jack Sparrer (Jack Sparrow), who tattled on Br'er Rabbit (see quotations below). Compare uppish.

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