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highfalutin definition

☆ high·fa·lu·tin (hī′fə lo̵̅o̅t′'n)

adjective

Informal ridiculously pretentious or pompous
also sp. highfaluting high′·fa·lu′·ting

Etymology: altered < ? high-floating, with intrusive vowel in ridicule of oratorical speech

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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