uppity
- affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
- rebelliously self-assertive; not inclined to be tractable or deferential.
Origin of uppity
Related Words for uppity
audacious, bossy, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, conceited, egotistic, haughty, know-it-all, overbearing, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, self-important, smug, snobbish, snooty, snotty, superior, vainExamples from the Web for uppity
Contemporary Examples of uppity
You know: I am to intone that these pundits think of Obama as an “uppity Negro.”
They say, “Love the way you dealt with that uppity teenager!”
Conservatives really seem to hate it when uppity women—damn that pesky economic empowerment!
MSNBC host Chris Matthews felt at ease, on national television, referring to a woman as “ she devil,” “ witchy,” and “ uppity.”
He thought I was uppity and mixing with highbrows or something.
Historical Examples of uppity
You was 'fested with letheh straps an' uppity talk when I knowed you fust.
Lady LuckHugh Wiley
But one night a bunch o' uppity Niggers went to a 'tainment in Memorial Hall.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former SlavesWork 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?
Captain TedLouis Pendleton
We ought to beat hershell get too uppity to live with, declared Bobby, discussing these games.
The Girls of Central High on the StageGertrude W. Morrison
She was making her do that because she thought she was uppity and she wanted to punish her.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United StatesWork Projects Administration
uppity
- not yielding easily to persuasion or control
- another word for uppish