highfalutin
/ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn/(亦作 highfaluting /-tɪŋ/)
adjective
- informal (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious〈非正式〉（尤指言语、写作或思想）浮夸的, 夸张的, 矫饰的：
you don't want any highfalutin jargon.
你不需要造作的行话。
词源
mid 19th cent. (originally US)： perhaps from HIGH + fluting （present participle of FLUTE）.