HIGHFALUTIN Meaning of HIGHFALUTIN in English [high.fa.lu.tin] adj [perh. fr. [2]high + alter. of fluting, prp. of flute] (1839) 1: pretentious 2: expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language: pompous Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012