highfalutin
or high·fa·lu·tin', hi·fa·lu·tin, hi·fa·lu·tin'
seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious.
Origin of highfalutin
1- Also high·fa·lu·ting [hahy-fuh-loo-ting, hahy-fuh-loot-n] /ˌhaɪ fəˈlu tɪŋ, ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/ .
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How to use highfalutin in a sentence
After dinner her father pleaded for a music-hall as against what he called "some highfaluting, teacup English play."
The Agony Column | Earl Derr BiggersIn point of style it is a curious jumble of American sense and Southern highfaluting.
The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V | James Russell LowellLots of girls would have fibbed, and said they'd fainted, or something highfaluting of that nature.
The War-Workers | E.M. DelafieldWell, you're a nice one with your history to put on these highfaluting, righteous airs, aren't you?
The Ancient Law | Ellen GlasgowHis language in those telegrams and letters was highfaluting and bombastic.
England and Germany | Emile Joseph Dillon
British Dictionary definitions for highfalutin
hifalutin highfaluting
/ (ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn) /
informal pompous or pretentious
Origin of highfalutin
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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