UPPITY


Meaning of UPPITY in English

up ‧ pi ‧ ty /ˈʌpɪti/ BrE AmE ( also uppish British English /ˈʌpɪʃ/) adjective informal

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: up ]

behaving as if you are more important than you really are, or not showing someone enough respect:

uppity kids

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.