English

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Etymology

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From uppity +‎ -ness.

Noun

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uppityness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of uppitiness
    • 2007 November 15, Gail Collins, “What Happens in Vegas ...”, in New York Times[1]:
      The first woman to run for president in this country, Victoria Woodhull, almost got castrated for her uppityness.