uppitiness

My guess is that her uppitiness has more to do having crossed swords and policies with Leon in the past, and less to do with how well he might perform now.

Not Enjoyin It | ATTACKERMAN 2009

But mostly we admire it for its uppitiness, its Photoshop of Horrors, and the always-pleasing Unsolicited Uterus Update of the Week.

The view from a broad 2010

Even more standard for Republicans, especially in the year that saw Barack Obama's election, are the off-key comments about uppitiness, Senators whistling Dixie, and, most recently, a funny little party-endorsed mailer called "Barack the Magic Negro."

Paul Jenkins: The GOP's White Supremacy 2009

But the story of Henry Louis Gates Jr. is making for hot copy; Gates getting busted in his own home for being "tumultuous," "secretly reading," and for "general uppitiness".

John Ridley: Gates Says What A Lot of Us Are Thinking: You Prove It! 2009

Aaron Hawkins's name was invoked again and I was honored to be able to speak loudly and proudly about his voice, spirit and uppitiness in the presence of Dru and Irina Slutsky (who eulogized Aaron at Red Herring).

Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: And since I already missed my bus... 2006

Think Malkin frothing at the uppitiness of the Japanese Americans Citizens League daring to speak up, much less the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, or the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund– bunch of liberal immigrants who should just be grateful and silent according to those of her ilk.

Firedoglake » Wait — Don’t Open That Wallet! 2006

Did you come up against objections or uppitiness against your being a woman and daring to write about a man's sport or field of interest?

Oral History Interview with Harriette Arnow, April, 1976. Interview G-0006. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1976

But mostly we admire it for its uppitiness, its Photoshop of Horrors, and the always-pleasing Unsolicited Uterus Update of the Week.

Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2010

She's always been pretty subdued around Komachi but she cranked the teasing and generally uppitiness to maximum this week.

Anime Nano! 2010

Contrary to what you might think, your readership has not conspired against you in a fit of, to use your words, Ivy League self-importance, uppitiness, or ressentiment.

IvyGate 2010