biggity
/ˈbɪɡɪti/
biggity adjective: conceited, uppity.
Adjective
biggity (comparative more biggity, superlative most biggity)
- Conceited, uppity.
- [T]he captains were very independent and airy—pretty ‘biggity,’ as Uncle Remus would say.1883, Mark Twain, chapter 58, in Life on the Mississippi
- "Oh, Jeff Wain!" returned the countryman slightingly; "yas, I knows 'im, an' don' know no good of 'im. One er dese yer biggity, braggin' niggers—talks lack he own de whole county."1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter 33, in The House Behind The Cedars
- Synonyms:
- arrogant
Synonyms of biggity
Forms of biggity
| comparative | more biggity |
|---|---|
| superlative | most biggity |
| alternative form | biggedy |
| alternative form | biggety |
| alternative form | biggoty |
| alternative form | bigotty |
Origin of biggity
Apparently from big + -ed + -y, a compound suffix used to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”; compare uppity. Alternately, perhaps from big + -ety, a suffix used to extend monosyllabic words; compare hot diggety, hippity-hop. Attested in the Southern United States since the late nineteenth century. Commonly reanalyzed as bigot + -y.
Questions about biggity
- What does biggity mean?
- Biggity means conceited, uppity.
- What part of speech is biggity?
- Biggity is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce biggity?
- Biggity is pronounced /ˈbɪɡɪti/.
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