hoity-toitily

WOTD – 7 February 2010    

English

Etymology

From hoity-toity +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˌhɔɪ.tiˈtɔɪ.tɪ.li/

Adverb

hoity-toitily (comparative more hoity-toitily, superlative most hoity-toitily)

1. In a pompous or snobbish manner.
   • 2001, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel‎, page 36

     "It's none of your business," I said hoity-toitily.

Related terms

• hoity-toity

Translations

in a pompous or snobbish manner

• Finnish: koppavasti (fi)

• French: avec un air de duchesse (fr), pompeusement (fr), avec un air supérieur (fr)
• Spanish: pomposamente (es)