high falution

English

Noun

high falution (plural not attested)

  1. (US, informal, humorous) act of behaving in a highfalutin manner.
    • 1867, Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 101‎:
      Here the candidate has a chance of expounding his sentiments, if he have a taste for public speaking; and here he may deliver himself of as much "high falution" and "spread-eagleism" as he thinks proper, or as his audience will tolerate.
    • 1873, The St. James's Magazine and United Empire Review, Volume 12‎:
      […] suffered to accumulate on their hands until the last moment, in consequence of their over indulgence in buncombe, spread-eagleism, high falution, and tall talk.
    • 1958, Current Medicine for Attorneys‎:
      […] "high falution" with which the medical profession impresses the public, not with treatment but rather with high sounding, ambiguous and profound medical […]

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