hoity-toity

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. Pompous, self-important and snobbish.

Derived terms

• hoity-toitily

Translations

pompous

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