HIGHFALUTIN


Meaning of HIGHFALUTIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ haɪfəlu:tɪn ]

People sometimes use highfalutin to describe something that they think is being made to sound complicated or important in order to impress people. ( INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED )

This isn’t highfalutin art-about-art. It’s marvellous and adventurous stuff.

= pretentious

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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