Hinkty

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Acting stuck-up and pretentiously proud, as though one considers oneself better than those around them
2. Describing someone who puts on airs and looks down on others with a self-important, superior manner
3. Characterizing a person who is conceited and haughty, especially in a showy or affected way

Etymology: "Hinkty" is an American slang adjective meaning snobbish or stuck-up in manner. Its origin is obscure, and the leading idea is that it developed from "hincty" or "hinky," with the "-ty" ending added in the way slang often builds new adjectives. Because the word's early history is poorly documented, the exact path from its parent forms is uncertain. Some accounts link it to the sense of "hinky" as suspicious or dubious, but that connection is speculative and the evidence for it is thin. What is clear is that the word belongs to informal American English and is used mainly to describe a person who acts superior or affects airs.