saditty

adj
/səˈdɪ.ti/

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of sedate (see quotation below) or another word. Attested from the 20th century.

Definitions

  1. Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior

    Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior; uppity; perceived to be trying to associate with a higher social class.

    • I would stop the car when we reached the kiosk and put on my siddity air. I would speak to him like the peasant he was. I would order him to start the car and then tip him a quarter or even a dollar from Dad’s pocket before driving on.
    • You know who I mean – them saditty splibs, them e-lites that's so hung up on bein white that they cant even pronounce stuff right. They be talkin bout marking bird insteada mockin bird.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA