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highfalutin
/ˈhaɪ.fəˌlu.tɨn/
noun
Pompous speech or writing.
adjective
Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
"His speech was very highfalutin."
Similar: bombast, hoity-toity, pretentious
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