different between saddity vs saditty

English

Uncertain, perhaps an alternation of sedate (see quotation below) or another word. Attested from the 20th century.

saditty (comparative more saditty, superlative most saditty)

(US, dated, slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior; uppity; perceived to be trying to associate with a higher social class.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:saditty.

John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “saditty, a.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Grant Barrett (2020) , “Tiger Tail”, in A Way with Words?^[2], episode 1540, 42:20 from the start

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