ALOOF, ALOOFNESS
ADJECTIVES
► BALMY aloof, and giddy; crazy → 1851 colloq.
► BIGGITY aloof, haughty → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HIGH-HATTY conceited, haughty, snobbish, aloof → 1922 Amer. dial.
► HINKY aloof, snobbish; haughty; conceited; fastidious → 1967 Amer. sl., orig. African-American
► OFF aloof, distant, withdrawn → 1555 UK
► OFFISH aloof; unapproachable; standoffish; distant or unapproachable in manners; reserved, shy, unsocial → 1825
► SULLEN holding aloof → 1628 obs.
ADVERBS
► ABACK aloof, away → 1786 Sc.
► ABEIGH aloof, at a shy distance → 1707 Sc.
► OFFISHLY in an aloof or reserved manner → 1861 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► OFFISHNESS aloofness, reserve, coolness → M19 sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
► HIGH-HAT a person who is aloof, or conceited; a snob; one who acts superior → 1923 US colloq.
► HIGHTY-TIGHTY ► HITY-TITY an aloof, snobbish person → 1920 sl.
► MUGWUMP a person who remains neutral or non-committal; an aloof, independent, or self-important person → 1887 chiefly N. Amer.
VERBS
► MUGWUMP to remain aloof or independent, esp. politically → 1889 US
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