| 单词 | uppity |
| 释义 | uppity (once / 58224 pages) adj People might describe you as uppity if you're bossy and stuck-up. An uppity waiter at a fancy restaurant might look visibly disgusted if you wear your oldest sneakers and your overalls to dinner. Someone who's a snob or who acts like a pompous know-it-all deserves to be described as uppity. It's an informal way to talk about a snooty or arrogant person, and it first appeared in African American English in the nineteenth century. The initial published use of uppity was in "Uncle Remus," a collection of African American folk stories adapted by a white journalist in 1881. WORD FAMILYuppity: uppityness USAGE EXAMPLESBut here’s Hillary Rodham Clinton, the very public stand-in for all bossy, uppity and ambitious women. Time(Oct 31, 2016) Trump avenges himself on uppity women by making fun of their bodies on Twitter. Salon(Oct 28, 2016) Thomas, the court's second black justice, denied the allegations and called the Senate hearings "a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks." Reuters(Oct 27, 2016) adj presumptuously arrogant "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times Syn overweening immodest having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc |
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