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Shirty

//ˈʃɝ.ti// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Ill-tempered or annoyed. Australia, UK, informal

    ""You ain't shirty 'cause I kissed yer last night?" "I'm not shirty; but it was pretty cool, considerin' like as I didn't know yer.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed wordnet

Etymology

From shirt + -y, probably based on the phrase get one's shirt out.

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