hoity-toity

English

Etymology

From the archaic verb hoit (“to play the fool; to behave thoughtlessly and frivolously”)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˌhɔɪ.tiˈtɔɪ.ti/, X-SAMPA: /%hOI.ti"tOI.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪti

Adjective

hoity-toity (comparative more hoity-toity, superlative most hoity-toity)

1. Pompous, self-important and snobbish.

Derived terms

• hoity-toitily

Translations

• Romanian: îngâmfat, arogant, încrezut