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hoity-toity meaning in Kannada

ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ

/ˈhɔɪtiˈtɔɪti/

hoity-toity in Kannada: ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ, ಪುಂಡಾಟ, ಗಲಭೆಯ ನಡತೆ, ತಲೆತಿರುಗಿದ ನಡತೆ. In English, hoity-toity means behaviour adopted to demonstrate one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour; airs and graces.

Kannada words for hoity-toity

ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ, ಪುಂಡಾಟ, ಗಲಭೆಯ ನಡತೆ, ತಲೆತಿರುಗಿದ ನಡತೆ, ಸೊಕ್ಕಿನ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ, ಗರ್ವದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

English meaning of hoity-toity

  1. noun Behaviour adopted to demonstrate one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour; airs and graces.
  2. noun Flighty, giddy, or silly behaviour; also, noisy merriment.
  3. noun A young woman regarded as flighty, giddy, or silly.
  4. adjective Affected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.

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What is the meaning of hoity-toity in Kannada?
Hoity-toity in Kannada is ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ, ಪುಂಡಾಟ, ಗಲಭೆಯ ನಡತೆ, ತಲೆತಿರುಗಿದ ನಡತೆ.
hoity-toity ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Hoity-toity: ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ, ಪುಂಡಾಟ, ಗಲಭೆಯ ನಡತೆ, ತಲೆತಿರುಗಿದ ನಡತೆ.
What does hoity-toity mean in English?
Hoity-toity means behaviour adopted to demonstrate one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour; airs and graces.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: hoity-toity (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hoity-toity (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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