1670s, "lavish," from up (adv.) + -ish. Sense of "conceited, arrogant, proudly self-assertive" attested from 1734. Related: Uppishly; uppishness.
*upo
upon
upper
uppercut
uppermost
uppish
uppity
upraise
upright
uprise
uprising
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