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Highfalutin   /hˌaɪfəlˈutɪn/   Listen
Highfalutin

adjective
(Written also hifalutin)
1.
Affectedly genteel.  Synonyms: grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da.





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"Highfalutin" Quotes from Famous Books



... the yeller fever and been shot plum full of holes; I've grabbed an army mule plum by the tail; But I've never been so snortin', really highfalutin' mad As when you up and hands me ginger ...
— Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp • Various


Words linked to "Highfalutin" :   hoity-toity, grandiose, pretentious, la-di-da


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