(water is wet and fire is hot).

  • maynarkh@feddit.nl
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    8 months ago

    At least I learned something from this article. Highfalutin is a word in the English language.

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      8 months ago

      Highfalutin

      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 •