Transcription
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- [hoi-tee-toi-tee]
- /ˈhɔɪ tiˈtɔɪ ti/
- /ˌhɔɪ.tiˈtɔɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoi-tee-toi-tee]
- /ˈhɔɪ tiˈtɔɪ ti/
Definitions of hoity-toity word
- adjective hoity-toity assuming airs; pretentious; haughty. 1
- adjective hoity-toity giddy; flighty. 1
- noun hoity-toity giddy behavior. 1
- adjective hoity-toity pretentious, snobbish 1
- adjective hoity-toity arrogant or haughty 0
- adjective hoity-toity giddy or flighty; capricious 0
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Origin of hoity-toity
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; rhyming compound based on hoit to romp, riot (now obsolete)
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Parts of speech for Hoity-toity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoity-toity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for hoity-toity
adj hoity-toity
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- dizzy — having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
- flighty — given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
- giddy — affected with vertigo; dizzy.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
See also
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