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    [Adjective]  | "pet*ty" | \ ˈpe-tē \


    1: having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate

    2: having little or no importance or significance

    3: marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies : small-minded


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit;

    [Noun]  | "pettiness" 


    1: the quality or state of being unimportant;


      * e.g., " ... the astonishing pettiness of most of the things that she fusses over "





    [Adjective]  | "petty" 


    1: not broad or open in views or opinions;


      * e.g., " ... a petty little town that was not ethnically diverse and very happy about the situation "





    2: so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention;


      * e.g., " ... obsessed over even petty problems "





     [ "pettiness" ]

    1: Being full with petty in other words making a little thing a big deal

      * e.g.,  ... She is full with pettiness that wasn't even a big deal 

     [ "Petty" ]

    1: Petty is when you make a fucking big deal over small shit.

      * e.g.,  ... You're petty. All I said was 'I wasn't interested.' Can you plz chill bitch? 

     [ "petty" ]

    1:  making things, events, or actions normal people dismiss as trivial or insignificant into excuses to be upset, uncooperative, childish, or stubborn. A person who habitually overreacts. A person who is purposefully childish with the intent of illiciting a reaction (sometimes funny). An immature over reaction in retaliation of an undesired outcome.

      * e.g.,  ...  Susie is upset the teacher didn't call on her after answering three times in a row. She's petty. I really don't feel like going over Xenobia's house today, you know shes mad petty. She told me if I change the game I might have a chance so I turned the channel from Knicks to the PGA tour. "Oooooooh so you want to stay out all night?" *changes locks on front door* 

     [ "Petty" ]

    1: Being childish over little things

      * e.g.,  ... Marcus is being childish. #PettyMarcus 

     [ "petty" ]

    1: Me

      * e.g.,  ... I am petty 

     [ "Petty" ]

    1: When someone overreacts over the littlest things

      * e.g.,  ... someone gets mad because the microwave door was left open. That's being petty 

     [ "petty" ]

    1: someone who does something in an attempt to hurt another person but really just makes themself look like a fucking idiot

      * e.g.,  ... McKinley keeps subtweeting me, she's so damn petty 

     [ "Pettis" ]

    1: A family of gods, all of which are sexy talented and successful. They are winning in every aspect of life.

      * e.g.,  ... Man- Don't fuck with him he's a Pettis! 

     [ "Petty" ]

    1: Someone who uses urban dictionary to insult people they hate

      * e.g.,  ... Dan 

     [ "pettiful" ]

    1: A cross between "pitiful" and "full of pettiness"

      * e.g.,  ... That dude is so narrow-minded it's pettiful! 

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