highfalutin

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

affectedly genteel

Adj

Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

Noun

Pompous speech or writing.

Origin / 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

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

Scrabble Score: 21

highfalutin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
highfalutin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
highfalutin is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

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