highfalutin
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highfalutin
- /ˌhaɪ.fəˈlu.tɪn/ US
- /ˈhaɪ.fəˌlu.tɪn/ US
Where it comes from
Possibly an alteration of high-fluting. Another speculation connects the term with high-flighting/-flying. First appears c. 1839 in the Spirit of the Times.
adjective more highfalutin · most highfalutin · hifalutin · hifalutin' · hifaluting · highfalutin'
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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.
Similar: bombast, hoity-toity, pretentious
noun hifalutin · hifalutin' · hifaluting · highfalutin' · highfaluting · high-falutin
- Pompous speech or writing. Don't write so much highfalutin next time.
Translations
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adj (informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical
| Español | pomposo, creído |
|---|---|
| Português | metido |
| Deutsch | arrogant, anmaßend, hochfahrend, hochtrabend, hochgestochen, pompös |
| Română | pompos |
| Русский | напы́щенный napýščennyj |
Talk about this word "highfalutin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/highfalutin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. highfalutin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/highfalutin "highfalutin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/highfalutin.Cite this
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title = {highfalutin},
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