biggety

adjective

big·ge·ty ˈbi-gə-tē

variants or biggity

Southern US and Midland US : conceited, vain

Southern US and Midland US : rudely self-important : impudent

never acted biggety in court, but she would bow her head only so low—

Claude Brown

he's gotten biggety since he got promoted to director of sales

Etymology

big + -ety (as in persnickety)

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of biggety was in 1880

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Style

“Biggety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biggety. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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