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Adjective: hifalutin  `hI-fu'loo-t(u)n
  1. Affectedly genteel
    "The hifalutin marriage is a bungling of sentimental amateurs who will not learn their technique, who try to play the game without knowing the rules"
    - grandiose, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da, lah-di-dah

See also: pretentious

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