Biggity

/bɪˈɡɪti/ noun

Definition

Arrogant or presumptuous behavior; an inflated sense of self-importance.

Etymology

American English dialectal variant, possibly derived from 'big' with diminutive/augmentative suffix formation. May relate to 'bigotry' phonetically, but distinct in origin, developing from African American Vernacular English in the early 20th century.

Kelly Says

Biggity captures something specific about swagger and attitude that 'arrogance' doesn't quite nail—it's almost affectionate, like calling out someone's inflated confidence with a wink. It thrives in hip-hop and Black English vernaculars where it describes aspirational attitude rather than cold pride.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
größern
ge-ren-ne
ARالعربية
كبير
kebeer
BNবাংলা
বড়
bor
CACatalà
gran
gran
CSČeština
velký
vel-kee
DADansk
stor
stor
DEDeutsch
riesig
ree-zee-g
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλος
me-ga-los
ESEspañol
grande
gran-deh
FAفارسی
بزرگ
bozorg
FISuomi
suuri
soo-ree
FRFrançais
énorme
en-or-m
GUGU
મોટો
mo-to
HAHA
babban
ba-bban
HEעברית
גדול
gadol
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा
ba-da
HUMagyar
nagy
nah-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
besar
be-sar
IGIG
n'eme
neh-meh
ITItaliano
enorme
en-or-meh
JA日本語
大きい
ookii
KKKK
өте
o-te
KMKM
ធum
thoum
KO한국어
커다란
keuda-ran
MRMR
मोठा
mo-tha
MSBahasa Melayu
besar
be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီး
kye
NLNederlands
groot
groot
NONorsk
stor
stor
PAPA
bade
ba-deh
PLPolski
duży
doo-zee
PTPortuguês
gigante
jee-gan-teh
RORomână
mare
mah-reh
RUРусский
огромный
oh-grohm-nyy
SVSvenska
stor
stor
SWKiswahili
kubwa
koo-bwa
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய
periya
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద
pedda
THไทย
ใหญ่
yahyai
TLTL
malaki
ma-la-kee
TRTürkçe
büyük
byoo-yook
UKУкраїнська
великий
velikyiy
URاردو
بڑا
bara
VITiếng Việt
khổng lồ
khong lo
YOYO
alá
a-la
ZH中文
巨大的
jùdà de
ZUZU
khulu
hoo-loo

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