hoity-toitier

A form of hoity-toity — Behaviour adopted to demonstrate one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour; airs and graces.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of hoity-toity: more hoity-toity
Cite this entry
APA

hoity-toitier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoity-toitier

MLA

“hoity-toitier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoity-toitier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoity-toitier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoity-toitier.

Source: hoity-toitier on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.