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hoity-toity
hoi·ty-toi·ty H0235800 (hoi′tē-toi′tē)adj.1. Pretentiously self-important; pompous.2. Given to frivolity or silliness.
[From reduplication of dialectal hoit, to romp; perhaps akin to hoyden.]hoity-toity (ˌhɔɪtɪˈtɔɪtɪ) adjinformal arrogant or haughty: we have had enough of her hoity-toity manner. [C17: rhyming compound based on C16 hoit to romp, of obscure origin]hoi•ty-toi•ty (ˈhɔɪ tiˈtɔɪ ti)
adj. 1. pretentious; haughty. 2. giddy; flighty. n. 3. hoity-toity behavior. [1660–70; rhyming compound based on hoit to romp, riot (now obsolete)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hoity-toity - affectedly genteelhifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, la-di-da, grandiosepretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
hoity-toityadjective (Informal) haughty, proud, arrogant, stuck-up (informal), lofty, conceited, snooty (informal), scornful, snobbish, disdainful, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), overweening, toffee-nosed (slang, chiefly Brit.), uppish (Brit. informal) My auntie up from the south was trying to be all hoity-toity.hoity-toityadjectiveCharacterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:grandiose, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.Informal: highfalutin.Translationshoity-toity
Synonyms for hoity-toityadj haughtySynonyms- haughty
- proud
- arrogant
- stuck-up
- lofty
- conceited
- snooty
- scornful
- snobbish
- disdainful
- supercilious
- high and mighty
- overweening
- toffee-nosed
- uppish
Synonyms for hoity-toityadj characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importanceSynonyms- grandiose
- pompous
- pretentious
- puffed-up
- puffy
- self-important
- highfalutin
Synonyms for hoity-toityadj affectedly genteelSynonyms- hifalutin
- highfalutin
- highfaluting
- la-di-da
- grandiose
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