Dictionary

hincty en · ADJ

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

1. Snobbish; conceited.
   • “Crunch beat up some yellow hincty boy who was playing ball on King Street & took a fine leather belt off him.” 1982, Ntozake Shange, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, St. Martin's Press, page 40:
   • “Hincty, thatʼs why. Comes from handling money all day. You notice that? How people who handle money for a living get stuck-up? Like it was theirs instead of yours?” 1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 19:

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Relateds

hankty · hinky