different between seddity vs saditty

English

Adjective

seddity (comparative more seddity, superlative most seddity)

1. Alternative spelling of saditty (acting bourgeois, snobbish or pretentious)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:saditty.

References

• Lisa J. Green, African American English: a linguistic introduction, the usage of the word spanned from 1960 – 1980, p. 16

Anagrams

• tydeids

English

Alternative forms

• hasadity
• sadity, saddity, sadiddy
• seditty, seddity
• siditty

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?-d??-t?, IPA^(key): /s??d?.ti/

Etymology

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

Adjective

saditty (comparative more saditty, superlative most saditty)

1. (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.

References

• 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

Anagrams

• dittays