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Uppish

adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having plenty of money.

    "1699, B.E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew in its Several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats &c., London: W. Hawes et al., Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob […]"

  2. 2
    proud; arrogant; assuming colloquial

    "“Heah that John is livenin’ things up at the darky school,” volunteered the postmaster, after a pause. “What now?” asked the Judge, sharply. “Oh, nothin’ in particulah,—just his almighty air and uppish ways. […]”"

  3. 3
    In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught.

    "Six runs were still required, and an uppish stroke by the new arrival secured two of them."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant wordnet

Etymology

From up + -ish.

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