highfalutin
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.fəˈlu.tɪn/ / /ˈhaɪ.fəˌlu.tɪn/
adj
Etymology: Possible an alteration of high-fluting. Another speculation connects the term with high-flighting/-flying. First appears c. 1839 in the Spirit of the Times.
- Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
“It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.”
“That one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. He's over there with that mean bread lady!”
noun
Etymology: Possible an alteration of high-fluting. Another speculation connects the term with high-flighting/-flying. First appears c. 1839 in the Spirit of the Times.
- Pompous speech or writing.
“Don't write so much highfalutin next time.”
“"We will, we will," shouted the Puddin'-owners; but the Puddin' said sourly: "This is all very well, all this high falutin'."”