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big⋅ge⋅ty

  [big-i-tee]
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–adjective Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
biggity.

big⋅gi⋅ty

  [big-i-tee]
–adjective Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
conceited or self-important.
Also, biggety.

Origin:
1875–80; big 1 + -ity suffix of unclear orig., perh. containing -y 1 ; cf. uppity
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big·ge·ty   (bĭg'ĭ-tē)   
adj.   Informal
Variant of biggity.
big·gi·ty also big·ge·ty   (bĭg'ĭ-tē)   
adj.   Informal
Self-important; conceited.

[From big.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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biggity [ˈbɪgədi]

  1. mod.
    haughty; aloof. : Kelly is too biggity for my taste.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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