Opposite of uppity; one who believes being from a lower social status makes them a better person than someone else.
This definition has arisen from a shift in American culture towards the celebration of a success story.
Just because both my parents are lawyers, John doesn't have to act all downity to me, I still treat him the same as should he.
Someone or something that bites your ankles.
To a postman, an ankle biter is often known as a dog.
To an adult, an ankle bitermay be a toddler.
To hikers, an ankle biter is sometimes a tick.
And so on.
When a man will search for hours to find something that is laying out in the open on a table. Items are often easily found by a women.
Man: "I have been searching for hours for keys."
Woman: "You mean the ones sitting there on the coffee table?"
Man: "Where?"
Woman: "Right there in the middle of that table."
Man: "oh, must have been Male Pattern Blindness"