Semby from Los Angeles, California, asks about saditty, also spelled seditty or siditty, an African American English term for acting stuck up, putting on airs, or acting “better than your raisin.’” A related form, high-sididdy, carries the same...
Seditty, more commonly spelled siddity and also found as saditty or sadiddy, is Black American Vernacular English for someone perceived as stuck-up or acting superior. Robin in Dallas remembers hearing it from childhood, especially in African...