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hifalutinenUK
hi·fa·lu·tin H0190400 (hī′fə-lo͞ot′n)adj. Informal Variant of highfalutin.hifalutin (ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn) adj a variant spelling of highfalutinhigh•fa•lu•tin (ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n) also high•fa•lu•ting (-ˈlu tɪŋ, -ˈlut n)
adj. Informal. pompous; haughty; pretentious. [1830–40; high + falutin (perhaps orig. flutin, variant of fluting, present participle of flute)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hifalutin - affectedly genteelhighfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiosepretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
highfalutin or hifalutin
also highfaluting
adjectiveInformal. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:grandiose, hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.hifalutinenUK
Synonyms for hifalutinadj affectedly genteelSynonyms- highfalutin
- highfaluting
- hoity-toity
- la-di-da
- grandiose
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