"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Highfalutin

 
Highfaluting or highfalutin is a wonderful word, still in common usage, to mean pretentious; grandiose; self-important; pompous; or arrogant.
 
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  1. shabby girl14 July 2009 at 03:37

    NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS ONE! Still VERY much in vogue today! Hoity Toiyty (spelling is in question here!)

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  2. Scriptor Senex14 July 2009 at 04:20

    Hoity-toity (with various spellings) is a super phrase isn't it, Shabby Girl. It's well covered in the Phrase Finder

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