highty-tighty

[ hahy-tee-tahy-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

And now you see what she is—hands off, highty-tighty, high and mighty, an empress couldn't be grander.

But I guess ther won't be no dancin' nor highty-tighty dewin's.

It's 'nough to make one's blood run cold to see the highty-tighty airs that woman puts on.

But dey sent Miss Rachel to a real highty-tighty school, dat dey did, down to Louisville.

Patty's kind o' flighty, isn't she, and cracked on the men, although you wouldn't think it from her highty-tighty manner.

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