Associations to the word «Uppity»

Wiktionary

UPPITY, adjective. Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
UPPITY, adjective. Exceeding one's station or position (see usage note below for one example), assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.

Dictionary definition

UPPITY, adjective. Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn