high-stepping

[hahy-step-ing]

adjective

1. seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life.

   a high-stepping young crowd.

2. (of a horse) moving with the leg raised high.

Other Word Forms

• high-stepper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-stepping¹

First recorded in 1840–50