Word of the Day 07/08/16 Hoity-Toity
Jul. 8th, 2016 02:16 amHoity-Toity (adjective, noun)
hoity-toity [hoi-tee-toi-tee]
adjective
1. assuming airs; pretentious; haughty.
2. giddy; flighty.
noun
3. giddy behavior.
Origin: 1660-70; rhyming compound based on hoit to romp, riot (now obsolete)
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hoity-toity [hoi-tee-toi-tee]
adjective
1. assuming airs; pretentious; haughty.
2. giddy; flighty.
noun
3. giddy behavior.
Origin: 1660-70; rhyming compound based on hoit to romp, riot (now obsolete)
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.