saditty

== English == === Alternative forms === hasadity sadity, saddity, sadiddy seditty, seddity siditty, siddity === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of sedate (see quotation below) or another word. Attested from the 20th century. === Pronunciation === enPR: sə-dĭ′-tē, IPA(key): /səˈdɪ.ti/ === Adjective === saditty (comparative more saditty, superlative most saditty) (US, slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior; uppity; perceived to be trying to associate with a higher social class. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:saditty. === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “saditty, a.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. Grant Barrett (actor) (2020), “Tiger Tail” (42:20 from the start), in A Way with Words‎[1], episode 1540 === Anagrams === dittays