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   highfalutin

   /ˌhʌɪfəˈluːt(ɪ)n/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious: informal "you don't want any highfalutin jargon"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (originally US): perhaps from high + fluting (present participle of flute).

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   What is a highfalutin person?

   • One definition of “highfalutin” is someone who is self-important and tends to show off and is pompous and pretentious. They hope that by speaking in this way people will be overawed and reluctant to challenge them.

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   What is a word related to highfalutin?

   • Below is a list of highfalutin' words - that is, words related to highfalutin'. The top 4 are: pretentious, grandiose, hifalutin and highfaluting. You can get the definition (s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it.

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   Where did highfalutin come from?

   • Highfalutin appears to have first been used in print in the US in the 1830s, and in its earliest instances was typically written as high faluting. They didn’t play “Old Zip Coon on a rail,” or sich like, but they were going it on the high faluting order. I heerd one slick-cheeked chap, what was sitting behind me, singing as they were playing.

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   Should we be too highfalutin about development?

   • Surely the real object is not so highfalutin, but infinitely more practicable. We should not be too highfalutin about what constitutes development. They must not be disdainful of practical suggestions, which are more likely to do good to the country than some of the highfalutin discussions that we sometimes have.

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   Highfalutin means pretentious, fancy, or pompous, often using artificial or empty language. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Highfalutin means trying to seem very important or serious, but without having a good reason for doing so and looking silly as a result. Learn more about this informal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences.

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   Someone who's highfalutin thinks they're much fancier than other people. Your highfalutin cousin likes to sound impressive by using words like perspicacious and abnegation, though she doesn't really know what they mean.

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   Highfalutin means pompous or pretentious, often used to mock someone who tries to sound important or complicated. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of highfalutin with Collins Dictionary.

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   Highfalutin definition: seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious.. See examples of HIGHFALUTIN used in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · highfalutin (comparative more highfalutin, superlative most highfalutin) (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical. Synonyms: bombast, hoity-toity, pretentious