hochgestochen

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Adjective

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hochgestochen (strong nominative masculine singular hochgestochener, comparative hochgestochener, superlative am hochgestochensten)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) stuck up; pretentious; snobbish
    Der Typ denkt, er wäre so gebildet, klingt aber hochgestochen.
    That dude thinks he's so educated, but he just sounds pretentious.

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