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hoity toity

hoity toity is the alternative form of hoity-toity.

Meaning of hoity-toity

Interjection

  1. (dated, obsolete) Expressing disapprobation or surprise at acts or words that are pompous or snobbish, or flighty.
    • Hoity toity, VVhat have I to do vvith his Dreams or his Divination—Body o' me, this is a Trick to defer Signing the Conveyance.1695, [William] Congreve, Love for Love: A Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, scene x, page 46

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Questions about hoity toity

What is hoity toity the alternative form of?
Hoity toity is the alternative form of hoity-toity.

Words near hoity toity in the dictionary

  1. hoistway
  2. hoistways
  3. hoit
  4. hoiting
  5. hoits
  6. hoity toity
  7. hoity-toitier
  8. hoity-toities
  9. hoity-toitiest
  10. hoity-toitily
  11. hoity-toitiness

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