Meaning & use
hoity-toity
Behaving as though one is superior to others; snobbish and pretentious.
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She rolled her eyes at his hoity-toity attitude toward anyone who hadn't gone to college.
The hoity-toity waiter looked down his nose at our casual clothing.
A note on using this word
Hoity-toity is informal and slightly old-fashioned, often used humorously to mock someone's affected airs.
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