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high falutin'

high falutin' is the alternative form of highfalutin.

Meaning of highfalutin

Adjective

highfalutin (comparative more highfalutin, superlative most highfalutin)

  1. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
    • It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.

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Forms of high falutin'

comparativemore high falutin'
superlativemost high falutin'

Questions about high falutin'

What is high falutin' the alternative form of?
High falutin' is the alternative form of highfalutin.

Words near high falutin' in the dictionary

  1. high explosive
  2. high explosives
  3. high fade
  4. High Falls
  5. high falutin
  6. high falutin'
  7. high faluting
  8. high falution
  9. high fantasies
  10. high fantasy
  11. high fashion

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