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Definition of dicty in English: dictyadjective ˈdɪktiˈdɪkti US informal Ostentatiously stylish; pretentious. up there in their dicty Detroit suburb living the so-called good life Example sentencesExamples - Thus, I have a hard time seeing how ditzy/ditsy might have been derived from dicty.
- However, it in no way hampers the author's incisive analysis of the ‘dicty,’ African-American bourgeois.
- If she was rejected by an elite and urban northern black community, she also reviled them, scorning their white lifestyle as ‘dicty’ (a pejorative coinage).
Synonyms affected, ostentatious, chichi, showy, flashy, tinselly, conspicuous, flaunty, tasteless, kitschy
Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. Definition of dicty in US English: dictyadjectiveˈdiktēˈdɪkti US informal (chiefly in African-American usage) ostentatiously stylish; pretentious. up there in their dicty Detroit suburb living the so-called good life Example sentencesExamples - If she was rejected by an elite and urban northern black community, she also reviled them, scorning their white lifestyle as ‘dicty’ (a pejorative coinage).
- However, it in no way hampers the author's incisive analysis of the ‘dicty,’ African-American bourgeois.
- Thus, I have a hard time seeing how ditzy/ditsy might have been derived from dicty.
Synonyms affected, ostentatious, chichi, showy, flashy, tinselly, conspicuous, flaunty, tasteless, kitschy
Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. |