highfalutin

adj

1. (US, informal)Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

   “It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.”

   “That one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. He's over there with that mean bread lady!”

   “His speech was very highfalutin.”

   “When it comes down to it and it's time to get it on / Ain't no way to do it / If you find yourself alone / 'Cause all your highfalutin / Ain't worth nothin' when you're old / When it comes down to it / Love will get you more than gold”

   “There’s been a spate of stories lately about how Cruz’s rhetoric is more hifalutin than everybody else’s. He uses lots of big words and dependent clauses.”

noun

1. (archaic, uncountable)Pompous speech or writing.

   “Don't write so much highfalutin next time.”

   “"We will, we will," shouted the Puddin'-owners; but the Puddin' said sourly: "This is all very well, all this high falutin'."”