facety

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of facey (although it is attested slightly later) with epenthetic t; perhaps compare -ety, feisty, or Sranan Tongo fiésti (“dirty, nasty”) (19th century).[1]

Adjective

facety (comparative more facety, superlative most facety)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) Playfully rude; feisty.
    • 2012, Claudette Beckford-Brady, Sweet Home, Jamaica, page 2:
      My teachers, in the main, thought this was good, but in my parents' opinion I was just simply “facety,” or in plain English, rude or impertinent. Well, the discovery came about as a result of my being “facety” to Mavis.
    • 2022, Tom Wright, “Scene Two: Classroom”, in I Ain’t Dumb (Modern Plays), London; New York, N.Y.; Dublin: Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 12:
      An’ here I am. Your dream problem child. A facety ghetto rude gyal grateful for your remarkable lack of judgeyness, an’ ready to be dazzled and inspired by your penetrating insight.

References

  1. ^ “facety, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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