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How to pronounce “highfalutin”
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Pronunciation guide for highfalutin
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of highfalutin with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Robert Thurman: Expanding your circle of compassion 18 minutes,
and sort of spiritual and highfalutin. "Nice for him to say it, but I can't do that."
- Definition summary
- (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
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How to pronounce highfalutin
Robert Thurman: Expanding your circle of compassion 18 minutes,
and sort of spiritual and highfalutin. "Nice for him to say it, but I can't do that."
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “highfalutin”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
- [Noun]
- (archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
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Similar Sounds
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