What does hoity-toity mean?
Definitions for hoity-toity
ˈhɔɪ tiˈtɔɪ tihoity-toity
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Princeton's WordNet
grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-daadjective
affectedly genteel
Wiktionary
hoity-toityadjective
Pompous, self-important and snobbish.
Etymology: From the archaic verb hoit
Webster Dictionary
Hoity-toityadjective
thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt
Etymology: [From Hoit.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hoity-toity
hoi′ti-toi′ti, interj. an exclamation of surprise or disapprobation.—adj. giddy, gay, noisy.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hoity-toity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hoity-toity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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