hoity-toity - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hoity-toity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hoity-toity

[ a.]

- Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt.

Nearby Words:

hoiden hoidenhood hoidenish hoise hoist hoistaway hoisted hoisting hoistway hoit

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