Hungarian

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Etymology

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fontos (important) +‎ -kodik (to behave as; verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfontoʃkodik]
  • Hyphenation: fon‧tos‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

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fontoskodik

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to be officious, to look/act important, to put on airs (to make something or oneself appear more important than it is in reality)
    Synonyms: nagyképűsködik, tudálékoskodik, okoskodik, okvetetlenkedik, nyüzsög

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