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hifalutin

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hi·fa·lu·tin  (hf-ltn)
adj. Informal
Variant of highfalutin.
hifalutin [ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn]
adj
a variant spelling of highfalutin
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Adj.1.hifalutin - affectedly genteel
highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiose
pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"


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When I read that, a question popped into my head: Am I going to be so bored by this hifalutin nonsense that I will be mentally screaming, "C'mon, chapter 9
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Of course, it had become pretty hifalutin in the '80s.
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