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hifalutin

or hi·fa·lu·tin'

[ hahy-fuh-loot-n ]
/ ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n /
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adjective
variants of highfalutin.
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Words nearby hifalutin

Hieronymic, Hieronymite, Hieronymus, hierophant, hierurgy, hifalutin, hi-fi, Higashiosaka, Higashiyama, Higgins, Higginson
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Words related to hifalutin

affected, arrogant, boastful, conceited, condescending, flaunting, grandiose, high-and-mighty, important, la-di-da, lofty, mannered, ostentatious, overbearing, presumptuous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-centered, stuck-up

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British Dictionary definitions for hifalutin

hifalutin
/ (ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn) /
adjective
a variant spelling of highfalutin
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