Thursday 20 April 2023

WORD OF THE WEEK

Here we are at another word of the week and this week it is the word “highfalutin”

The meaning is pompous or pretentious

A little more detail.

Pretentious, fancy. highfalutin people. : expressed in or marked by the use of language that is elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means : pompous. giving a highfalutin speech.

4 comments:

  1. Definitely have heard this one. :)

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  2. My goodness I haven’t heard this word in decades! It’s strange how some words are no longer used like it once was. Hmmm, I think I will start using this word more!

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  3. Not often, but certainly know it. Wonder where it came from.

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  4. Rita........That's good

    Debby......I know it isn't heard much now days

    Chris......I have no idea from whence it came

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