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Definition of
hoity-toity adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hoity-toity
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˌhɔɪt̮i ˈtɔɪt̮i
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
(
informal
)
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behaving in a way that suggests that you think you are more important than other people
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hoity-toity
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