"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."
Showing posts with label Highfalutin. Show all posts
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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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