adj. Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish. [ Written also hifalutin. ] [ informal ] Syn. -- grandiose, hifalutin, hoity-toity, la-di-da. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Perh. a corruption of highflighting. ] High-flown, bombastic language. [ Written also hifalutin. ] [ Jocular, U. S. ] Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]