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highfalooting

highfalooting 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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Questions about highfalooting

What is highfalooting the alternative form of?
Highfalooting is the alternative form of highfalutin.

Words near highfalooting in the dictionary

  1. highest-time
  2. highest-value
  3. highest-velocity
  4. Highet
  5. Highett
  6. highfalooting
  7. highfalutin
  8. highfalutin'
  9. highfalutination
  10. highfaluting
  11. highfalutinism

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