Associations to the word «Highfalutin»

Wiktionary

HIGHFALUTIN, adjective. (US) (informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard.

Dictionary definition

HIGHFALUTIN, adjective. Affectedly genteel.

Wise words

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
Voltaire