Meaning & use
highfalutin
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Pompous or self-important, especially in language or manner; overly fancy.
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He dropped the highfalutin jargon and explained the plan in plain terms.
She found the restaurant's highfalutin menu descriptions more confusing than appetizing.
A note on using this word
An informal, often humorous word, typically used to criticize speech or writing that sounds needlessly grand or snobbish.
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pretentiouspompous
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