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Ritzy vs Dicty - What's the difference?

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Dicty is a synonym of ritzy.



As adjectives the difference between ritzy and dicty

is that ritzy is elegant and luxurious while dicty is stylish and respectable; high-class.

As a noun dicty is

an upper-class black.

As a proper noun Dicty is

diminutive of Dictyostelium discoideum a soil social amoeba.

ritzy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • elegant and luxurious
  • * 1997 , Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder , page 69
    • His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.

    Related terms

    * ritz * put on the Ritz English eponyms

    dicty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dickty

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (African American Vernacular English) stylish and respectable; high-class
  • (African American Vernacular English) striving to seem stylish and respectable; pretentious
  • (African American Vernacular English) snobbish and uptight

    • Noun

    (dicties)
  • (African American Vernacular English) An upper-class black.

    • Synonyms

    * (high-class) chic, classy, ritzy * (pretentious) flashy, showy * (snobbish) haughty, hoity-toity, snobby, snooty, stuck-up