hincty

H4I1N1C3T1Y4

adjective

Snobbish; conceited.

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Meanings

adjectivehincty (comparative hinctier or more hincty, superlative hinctiest or most hincty)

comparative hinctier · comparative more hincty · superlative hinctiest · superlative most hincty · alternative hinkty

  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
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    “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

Origin

Unknown.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tinchy
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hincty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hincty.

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