highfalutin

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From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

And it could have a huge impact on the game because, at the risk of getting highfalutin, it would require a new way of thinking about time.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

The newest entrant into this juxtaposition extravaganza is soft serve, often linked to summer memories, sticky finger and ice cream cones, and fine dining — sometimes dismissed as highfalutin, nose-in-the-air or stuffy.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

And are violations of the rule obvious products of mishearing, careless reading, or a chintzy attempt to sound highfalutin?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker