Highfalutin

Meaning

Describes something that is overly fancy, pompous, or pretentious. It is usually applied to people who act like they are better than everyone else or things that are unnecessarily complicated.

Teasing, judgmental

Used in a sentence

• He showed up to our barbecue wearing a tuxedo, which was a bit highfalutin for a burger joint.
• I do not need any of those highfalutin coffee machines that require a manual to operate.
• She speaks with such a highfalutin accent that half the room does not know what she is saying.