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
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. 2012