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The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.
Clifford Stoll

Meaning of "uppity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UPPITY

From up + fanciful ending, perhaps influenced by -ity.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UPPITY

uppity  [ˈʌpɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPPITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uppity is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UPPITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uppity in the English dictionary

The definition of uppity in the dictionary is not yielding easily to persuasion or control.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPPITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
bepity
bɪˈpɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
committee
kəˈmɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
Haiti
ˈheɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
humanity
hjuːˈmænɪtɪ
outpity
ˌaʊtˈpɪtɪ
pity
ˈpɪtɪ
serendipity
ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtɪ
snippety
ˈsnɪpɪtɪ
wapiti
ˈwɒpɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPPITY

upper works
Upper Yosemite Falls
upper-case
upper-class
upper-crust
upperclassman
upperclassmen
uppercut
uppercutting
uppermost
upperpart
uppile
upping
uppish
uppishly
uppishness
uppitiness
uppityness
upprop
uppropping

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPPITY

accessibility
augmented reality
charity
creativity
identity
in the majority
majority
minority
more´s the pity
New York City
opportunity
quality
quantity
reality
responsibility
security
self-pity
the City
university
utility

Synonyms and antonyms of uppity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPPITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uppity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uppity

Translation of «uppity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPPITY

Find out the translation of uppity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uppity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uppity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不知天高地厚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uppity
570 millions of speakers

English

uppity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uppity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مغرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нахальным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrogante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্নাসিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impétueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesungguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hochnäsig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

威張った
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도도한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uppity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiêu ngạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீராப்பாக நடக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कटता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kibirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presuntuoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarozumiały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нахабним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uppity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλαζών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanmatigend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uppity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uppity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPITY»

The term «uppity» is regularly used and occupies the 86.555 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uppity

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QUOTES WITH «UPPITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uppity.
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Clifford Stoll
The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPITY»

Discover the use of uppity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uppity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uppity Women of Ancient Times
Piquant and witty collection excavates 200 pyramid-builders, poets, poisoners, physicians, power brokers and panderers of ancient times.
Vicki León, 1995
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Uppity Women of Medieval Times
Reconstructs the lives of "wild" women who wouldn't keep their places during medieval times, including Queen Elizabeth, Joan of Arc, Caterina Da Vinci, and Lisa di Anton
Vicki León, 1998
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Uppity: My Untold Story About The Games People Play
Best of all, White built his career on being outspoken, and the years fortunately have not mellowed him. UPPITY is a baseball memoir that baseball fans everywhere will be buzzing about.
Bill White, 2011
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Uppity Women of the New World
A collection of real-life stories about female pioneers covers more than two hundred forgotten women adventurers, including Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnativigate the globe.
Vicki Leon, 2001
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Cleo: How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family
Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year-old son Sam was.
Helen Brown, 2010
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Uppity women of the Renaissance
Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the independent and spunky female poets, courtesans, artists, and authors who managed to overcome the oppressive partriarchy of the Renaissance Era
Vicki León, 1999
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Mr. Uppity
Miserable Mr. Uppity, one of the rudest and richest people in the world, is taken to the Kingdom of the Goblins where he is told to stop being so mean.
Roger Hargreaves, 2011
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Uppity women of Shakespearean times
From army commanders to international traders to mine owners and mistresses, a riveting and riotous parade of women who refused to button up or back down.
Vicki León, 1999
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Uppity
Ultimately, this is a tale of survival and even triumph, as C. J. claims her own identity and makes a good life for herself-even maintaining a relationship with Suzan. Most of all, "Uppity" is a tribute to the human spirit.
C. J., 2012
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Helpful Cooking Hints for Househusbands of Uppity Women: A ...
This is a cookbook for all husbands enlisted to cooking duty, and it assumes no prior cooking knowledge beyond knowing how to measure and how to turn on the stove.
Archie P. McDonald, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uppity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tara Trower Doolittle: Sandra Bland is dead because she was 'uppity'
At the end of the day, regardless of how the forensic investigation turns out, Sandra Bland is dead because she was an uppity black woman who did not know ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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Sandra Bland's death is sad reminder of double standard
At the end of the day, regardless of how the forensic investigation turns out, Sandra Bland is dead because she was an uppity black woman who did not know ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Shabazz Jokes with Crowd: Would Never Say Something 'Uppity
In never-before-seen video, New Black Panther Party leader Malik Zulu Shabazz joked with the audience at last Sunday's rally in Charleston about claims that ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Report: Dougie Hamilton is an 'uppity kid,' teammates don't like him
The Boston Bruins made a couple of surprising moves last week when they traded away fan favorite Milan Lucic and 22-year-old defenseman Dougie Hamilton. «Larry Brown Sports, Jun 15»
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Dougie Hamilton was 'uppity kid' as post-Bruins character attacks …
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 10: Dougie Hamilton #27 of the Boston Bruins reacts after the Bruins allowed their fifth goal against the Dallas Stars during the third ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
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'Cut & Paste' podcast: Joan Lipkin's been 'Uppity' in St. Louis for …
"Uppity" is a word with a history of keeping women and minorities "in their place." But when Joan Lipkin named her theater company in 1989, she showed ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jun 15»
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In Defense of 'Uppity-ism'
Derived from the British word “uppish,” which is defined as “arrogantly self-assertive,” “uppity” was in use as early as the 1880s when it appeared in one of the ... «The New Republic, May 15»
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Isaiah Washington: A Silicon Valley Hotel Racially Profiled Me 'For …
"[Security] just wanted my black behind out of the hotel for being an uppity negro with a cigar," Washington said. "He didn't like the way I looked." After much ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Uppity white males strike back
We start with Ken's suggestion "Uppity White Males Strike Back" - specifically he is referring to "Kanye's Glasto petition perdition at the hands of angry Mojo ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
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New Yorker Magazine Apologizes For Calling Hispanic Politician …
The New Yorker magazine has removed the racially charged description of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz as “uppity,” and the author of the article has posted an ... «The Inquisitr, Mar 15»

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