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Is it sexist to call a woman "snippy"? (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jun 2022 OP
I know I have called men snippy before. As well as snotty Walleye Jun 2022 #1
I don't think of it that way; I've used it on men a few times. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #2
I've used snippy for a man and snarky. Karadeniz Jun 2022 #3
No, there are a lot of "snippy" men too. FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #4
No. elleng Jun 2022 #5
I have called a man snippy and snippedty. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #6
Context is important. The less you know the man, the more sexist it sounds. texasfiddler Jun 2022 #7
I say salty or spicy and its not gender specific. onecaliberal Jun 2022 #8

Ocelot II

(120,858 posts)
2. I don't think of it that way; I've used it on men a few times.
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:54 PM
Jun 2022

Mostly my brother, who is occasionally inclined to snippiness.

elleng

(136,071 posts)
5. No.
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:56 PM
Jun 2022

1 : short-tempered, snappish. 2 : unduly brief or curt. 3 : putting on airs : sniffy.

also: abrupt,
bluff,
blunt,
brusque.
(also brusk),
crusty,
curt,
downright,

madaboutharry

(41,356 posts)
6. I have called a man snippy and snippedty.
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:58 PM
Jun 2022

I have also called a man a drama Queen. I’ve said lots of things I have no inclination to take back!

texasfiddler

(2,189 posts)
7. Context is important. The less you know the man, the more sexist it sounds.
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:58 PM
Jun 2022

I have called my wife "snippy" before, but she was in a bad mood and took it out on me. She is better educated than me and most of the time reacts better emotionally to issues than myself. I still reserve the right to have candid conversations with her and she has the same right with me.

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