shirty

shirty
ill-tempered or annoyed. Displaying an annoyed disposition as if taking offence to the actions, statements, or inquiries of another. "I didnt ask my father for money figuring hed get shirty about it since I had quit school and had no job."

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  • Shirty — may mean:* Aggressive or bad tempered, in British and Australian English * , a popular character from Australian TV series The Late Show …   Wikipedia

  • shirty — ill tempered, 1846, slang, probably from SHIRT (Cf. shirt), on notion of being disheveled in anger …   Etymology dictionary

  • shirty — ► ADJECTIVE (shirtier, shirtiest) Brit. informal ▪ bad tempered or annoyed. DERIVATIVES shirtily adverb shirtiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • shirty — [shʉr′tē] adj. shirtier, shirtiest [< SHIRT (in phr. to have one s shirt out, to make or become angry) + Y3] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] ill tempered, cross, angry, etc …   English World dictionary

  • shirty — [[t]ʃɜ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone gets shirty, they behave in a bad tempered and rude way because they are annoyed about something. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He got quite shirty with me. Syn: stroppy …   English dictionary

  • shirty — UK [ˈʃɜː(r)tɪ] / US [ˈʃɜrtɪ] adjective Word forms shirty : adjective shirty comparative shirtier superlative shirtiest British informal speaking to someone in an angry way because you are annoyed …   English dictionary

  • shirty — shirt|y [ˈʃə:ti US ˈʃə:r ] adj BrE informal bad tempered, angry, and rude ▪ No need to get shirty ! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Shirty — Don t get shirty with me young man was what my Dad used to tell me when I was little. He was referring to my response to his telling off for doing some terrible little boy thing. Like tying my brother to the back of Mum s car or putting my shoes… …   The American's guide to speaking British

  • shirty — impolite, rude, cheeky, lippy    Brad has an attitude. He gets a little shirty with his teachers …   English idioms

  • shirty — adjective BrE informal bad tempered, angry, and rude: Phil got a bit shirty when I tried to tell him he was wrong …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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