astorperious

English

Alternative forms

• asterperious

Etymology

After the Astor family.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæstə(ɹ)ˈpɪəɹi.əs/

Adjective

astorperious (comparative more astorperious, superlative most astorperious)

1. (US, slang, dated, rare, African-American Vernacular) stuck up; haughty
   • 1942, Zora Neale Hurston, A story in Harlem slang:

     Too blamed astorperious. I just don't pay you no mind. Lay de skin on me!