hoity-toity

Adjective

Synonyms: grandiose hifalutin highfalutin highfaluting la-di-da

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

affectedly genteelSynonyms: grandiose hifalutin highfalutin highfaluting la-di-da

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hoity-toity \Hoi"ty-toi`ty\, a. [From Hoit.] 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. [1913 Webster]

Hoity-toity! What have I to do with dreams? --Congreve. [1913 Webster]