falutinn.adj.
= highfalutin adj. and n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun]
pompositya1538
ventosity?1545
pontificality1600
bigness1634
fast1673
swell1724
bumbledom1847
highfalutin1847
highfalutination1858
pompousness1870
largeness1887
falutin1921
hugaboo1930
stuffed-shirtedness1981
fantasia-
the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective]
pompousc1375
buggish1536
biga1568
bug1567
braving1600
large1608
farceda1616
budge1637
bulky1672
fastuose1674
portentous1805
highfalutin1839
heavy1849
portentious1859
ventose1867
falutin1921
pound-noteish1936
pomposo1960
stuffed-shirted1977
1921 T. R. Glover Pilgrim viii. 118 He does not use of the Church the splendid language of Paul, still less the falutin of some second century Christians.
1928 Observer 12 Feb. 17/5 The Swarajists..would have..sought to flout Parliament with falutin phrases.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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n.adj.1921