highfalutin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective affectedly genteel

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.

Synonyms

grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da

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