hifalutin

or hi·fa·lu·tin'

[ hahy-fuh-loot-n ]

/ ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n /

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adjective

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Nearby words

hieronymite, hieronymus, hierophant, hierophantic, hierurgy, hifalutin, higashiosaka, higashiyama, higgins, higginson, higgle

Definition for hifalutin (2 of 2)

highfalutin

or high·fa·lu·tin', hi·fa·lu·tin, hi·fa·lu·tin'

[ hahy-fuh-loot-n ]

/ ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n /

adjective Informal.

pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.

Also high·fa·lu·ting

[hahy-fuh-loo-ting, hahy-fuh-loot-n] /ˌhaɪ fəˈlu tɪŋ, ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/.

Origin of highfalutin

1830–40; high + falutin (perhaps orig. flutin, variant of fluting, present participle of flute)

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Examples from the Web for hifalutin

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 Lord|Harry Leon Wilson
It really was like sweating blood to try to talk reason into one so hopelessly unpractical and hifalutin as Sophy.
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives
He has no useless flourish in his manner, and none of the 'hifalutin' in his style.
Music and Some Highly Musical People|James M. Trotter
"That's her hifalutin way of putting on the dog, nurse," Doctor Parris grinned wickedly.
Old Mr. Wiley|Fanny Greye La Spina

Nor, Im jes er plain ole biznes man,—I ain got no fightin sense like dese rip snortin, hifalutin solger boys.
Bypaths in Dixie|Sarah Johnson Cocke

British Dictionary definitions for hifalutin (1 of 2)

hifalutin

/ (ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn) /

adjective

a variant spelling of highfalutin

British Dictionary definitions for hifalutin (2 of 2)

highfalutin

hifalutin highfaluting

/ (ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn) /

adjective

informal pompous or pretentious

Word Origin for highfalutin

C19: from high + -falutin, perhaps variant of fluting, from flute

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