Complete Definition of "uppity"

English

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

Pronunciation
IPA|/��p�ti/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. presumptuous|Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important.

#:I think you are one very uppity young man.

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