What (who) is hoity-toity - definition
MODERN BOARDGAME
Adel Verpflichtet; By Hook or Crook; Hoity-toity; Hoitytoity; Fair Means or Foul
Hoity-toity
·adj 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.
hoity-toity
¦ adjective haughty or snobbish.
Origin
C17: from obs. hoit 'indulge in riotous mirth', of unknown origin.
hoity-toity
Affectedly genteel, pretentiously self-important, unduly proud.
She is one hoity-toity bitch.
She is one hoity-toity bitch.
Wikipedia
Hoity Toity
Hoity Toity (German: Adel Verpflichtet, pronounced [ˈaːdl̩ fɛɐ̯ˈp͡flɪçtət], lit. 'Noblesse oblige') is a board game created by Klaus Teuber in 1990.
Pronunciation examples for hoity-toity
1. They were usually very, very pretentious, hoity-toity.
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2. by using a hoity-toity version of a familiar word.
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3. So after doing some hoity toity ballet crap
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Examples of use of hoity-toity
1. Sophie is Little Miss Hoity–Toity, while Shane, from a distance, has so many tattoos he resembles one of Gunther Von Hagens‘ Bodyworks.
2. And it doesn‘t have to be an expensive, nose–rubbing tęte–ŕ–tęte at a hoity–toity restaurant – not that you would say no.
3. "We‘re not quite so hoity–toity." Over at the nearby "clubhouse" – the home of Jason Southwick, the course‘s owner – dozens of disc golfers are partying heartily.
4. Kinsley was derided from the right as the archetypal east coast liberal trying to patronise the uncouth Californians with hoity–toity Ivy League superiority.
5. "I‘m not one of these hoity–toity people who is going to sit here and wait for the tooth fairy." Post a Comment Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.