HIGHFALUTIN


Meaning of HIGHFALUTIN in English

People sometimes use ~ 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 ~ art-about-art. It’s marvellous and adventurous stuff.

= pretentious

ADJ disapproval

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