- highfalutin high·fa·lu·tin adj
- [ˌhaɪfə'luːtɪn]
fam pomposo (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
highfalutin high·fa·lu·tin adj
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highfalutin — high|fa|lu|tin [ˌhaıfəˈlu:tın US tn] adj informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: high + falutin, perhaps from fluting making a high sound (as if) on the flute ] highfalutin language or behaviour seems silly although it is intended to be impressive… … Dictionary of contemporary English
highfalutin — high•fa•lu•tin [[t]ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n[/t]] also high•fa•lu•ting [[t] ˈlu tɪŋ, ˈlut n[/t]] adj. Informal. inf pompous; haughty; pretentious • Etymology: 1830–40; high+falutin (perh. orig. flutin, var. of fluting, prp. of flute) … From formal English to slang
