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highfalutinism

highfalutinism noun: highfalutin language or behavior.

Noun

highfalutinism (uncountable)

  1. Highfalutin language or behavior.

Origin of highfalutinism

From highfalutin + -ism.

Questions about highfalutinism

What does highfalutinism mean?
Highfalutinism means highfalutin language or behavior.
What part of speech is highfalutinism?
Highfalutinism is a noun.

Words near highfalutinism in the dictionary

  1. highfalooting
  2. highfalutin
  3. highfalutin'
  4. highfalutination
  5. highfaluting
  6. highfalutinism
  7. highfather
  8. highfathers
  9. Highfield
  10. Highfields
  11. Highfields Caldecote

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