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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (some more info) "uppity" - (adjective); black by 1880 >> conceited; arrogant; snobbish = "hincty" (also, "hinkty") e.g. ... the most uppity colored fellow I ever ran into in my life. --- Calder Willingham e.g. ... to estimate if this reporter was going to give her any sass or put on any uppity airs. --- Washington Post [Note: Once used almost exclusively of black people felt to be too self-assertive by the white speaker.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "uppity" - (adjective) meaning #1) Characteristic of or resembling a snob. (synonyms: elitist, snobbish, snobby. Informal high-hat, snooty, stuck-up, uppish.) meaning #2) Rude and disrespectful (synonyms: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In short, "uppity" = putting on airs of superiority. "(狂妄)自大的"   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted on: 2007/4/11 18:07
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Hello 美人
Thanks for the complement. I reckon 'putting on airs of superiority' is most appropriate. How about 'riding a high horse'? And MPL ... Lady Futari has done me a favour by providing a list of synonyms from A-U (almost 'Z'). Check them out with your English/Chinese dictionaries. Best regards.
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Yes, geo, "get on one's high horse" also. 
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Hello Futari/Geoette
I now know the meaning of the word 'UPPITY'. It is interesting. Thanks Futari, your summary of "In short, 'uppity' = putting on airs of superiority. "(狂妄)自大的" is very clear to me. Geoette, thank you for the trouble. I now know the meaning of UPPITY, and also learnt a new phrase - "riding a high horse" Thank you again ^^
Posted on: 2007/4/14 11:45
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Hi MPL ... Anytime, It's a pleasure. Cheers.
Posted on: 2007/4/14 12:21
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