Saditty
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior; uppity; perceived to be trying to associate with a higher social class. US, slang
"This desire for the group was voiced by its president in her attempts to get the girls to be “ladies and cultivated”—or, as frequently stated by them, to be more “seditty” (sedate), a colloquialism referring to the respectable and controlled behavior associated with middle-class standards."
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More examples"This desire for the group was voiced by its president in her attempts to get the girls to be “ladies and cultivated”—or, as frequently stated by them, to be more “seditty” (sedate), a colloquialism referring to the respectable and controlled behavior associated with middle-class standards."
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of sedate (see quotation below) or another word. Attested from the 20th century.
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