highfalutin

Also high·fa·lu·ting
Or high·fa·lu·tin',

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

adjective

Informal.

1. seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious.

highfalutin

/ ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn /

adjective

1. informal,  pompous or pretentious

Word History and Origins

Origin of highfalutin¹

First recorded in 1830–40; high + falutin (perhaps originally flutin, variant of fluting, present participle of flute )

Word History and Origins

Origin of highfalutin¹

C19: from _high + -falutin, perhaps variant of fluting, from _flute