Main Entry: high·fa·lu·tin

Variant(s): also hi·fa·lu·tin \ˌhī-fə-ˈlü-t^ən\

Function: adjective

Etymology: perhaps from ²high + alteration of fluting, present participle of flute

Date: 1839

1 : pretentious, fancy
2 : expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language : pompous