HOITY-TOITY


Meaning of HOITY-TOITY in English

I. ˌhȯi-tē-ˈtȯi-tē, ˌhī-tē-ˈtī-tē noun

Etymology: rhyming compound from English dialect hoit to play the fool

Date: 1668

: thoughtless giddy behavior

II. adjective

Date: 1812

1. : thoughtlessly silly or frivolous : flighty

2. : marked by an air of assumed importance : highfalutin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.