hifalutin
or hi·fa·lu·tin'
[hahy-fuh-loot-n]
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highfalutin
or high·fa·lu·tin', hi·fa·lu·tin, hi·fa·lu·tin'
[hahy-fuh-loot-n]
- pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
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Also high·fa·lu·ting [hahy-fuh-loo-ting, hahy-fuh-loot-n] /ˌhaɪ fəˈlu tɪŋ, ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/.
Origin of highfalutin
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Related Words for hifalutin
bombastic, pretentious, cocky, exultant, pompous, arrogant, big, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, know-it-all, puffed-up, snooty, stuck-up, swanky, vainglorious, windbag, crowing, hifalutin, loudmouthExamples from the Web for hifalutin
Historical Examples of hifalutin
He has no useless flourish in his manner, and none of the 'hifalutin' in his style.
Music and Some Highly Musical PeopleJames M. Trotter
Nor, Im jes er plain ole biznes man,—I ain got no fightin sense like dese rip snortin, hifalutin solger boys.
Bypaths in DixieSarah Johnson Cocke
He said at the time that he knew she'd bring him bad luck—she being his thirteenth—and she did, she was that hifalutin.
The Lions of the LordHarry Leon Wilson
"That's her hifalutin way of putting on the dog, nurse," Doctor Parris grinned wickedly.
Old Mr. WileyFanny Greye La Spina
I fed and bedded your hifalutin' chickens though I'm sort of uneasy around that one high-steppin' rooster.
The Black FawnJames Arthur Kjelgaard
hifalutin
- a variant spelling of highfalutin
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highfalutin
hifalutin highfaluting
- informal pompous or pretentious
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Word Origin for highfalutin
C19: from high + -falutin, perhaps variant of fluting, from flute
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