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highfalutin in Portuguese

highfalutin in Portuguese is metido — highfalutin means behaving as if you are more important than you really are; pompous.

highfalutin in Portuguese

metido
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

What does "highfalutin" mean?

  1. adj Behaving as if you are more important than you really are; pompous.
    "His speech was very highfalutin."
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highfalutin in a sentence

  • His speech was very highfalutin.
  • That one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. He's over there with that mean bread lady!

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What is "highfalutin" in Portuguese?
"highfalutin" in Portuguese is metido. highfalutin means: Behaving as if you are more important than you really are; pompous.
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