highfalutin
adjective
[ ˌhʌɪfəˈluːtɪn ]
• (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious.
• "you don't want any highfalutin jargon"
Similar:
pretentious,
affected,
high-sounding,
high-flown,
lofty,
grandiose,
magniloquent grandiloquent,
ornate,
florid,
flowery,
overblown,
overdone,
overripe,
overwrought,
verbose,
inflated,
rhetorical,
oratorical,
turgid,
pompous,
bombastic,
declamatory,
sonorous,
portentous,
pedantic,
boastful,
boasting,
bragging,
windy,
purple,
la-di-da,
fancy-pants,
hoity-toity,
poncy,
posh,
fustian,
euphuistic,
orotund,
tumid,
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally US): perhaps from high + fluting (present participle of flute).
