Letters: Readers respond to an article about quitting the rat race, with some saying their generation was handed an untenable position and others saying the struggle is nothing new
adjective
Pompous or pretentious.
Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish.
Similar: grandiosehifalutinhoity-toityla-di-da
Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition •
At least I learned something from this article. Highfalutin is a word in the English language.
highfalutin /hī″fə-loo͞t′n/
adjective Pompous or pretentious. Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish. Similar: grandiosehifalutinhoity-toityla-di-da Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition •
I’ve heard it but never seen it written down haha