hoity-toity

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the archaic verb hoit (“to play the fool; to behave thoughtlessly and frivolously”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌhɔɪ.tiˈtɔɪ.ti/
Rhymes: -ɔɪti

Adjective[edit]

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

Pompous, self-important and snobbish.

Derived terms[edit]

hoity-toitily

Translations[edit]

pompous

Romanian: îngâmfat (ro), arogant (ro), încrezut (ro)

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