English

Alternative forms

• hifalutin, highfaluting, high falutin

Adjective

highfalutin ‎(comparative more highfalutin, superlative most highfalutin)

1. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard.

   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!

Synonyms

• hoity-toity

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