hoity-toitily

UK, US/ˌhɔɪ.tiˈtɔɪ.tɪ.li/

adverb

In a pompous or snobbish manner.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbhoity-toitily (comparative more hoity-toitily, superlative most hoity-toitily)

comparative more hoity-toitily · superlative most hoity-toitily

  1. In a pompous or snobbish manner.

    "It's none of your business," I said hoity-toitily.

    2001, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel, page 36

Origin

From hoity-toity + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish koppavasti
  • koppavastiin a pompous or snobbish manner
French avec un air de duchesse, pompeusement
  • avec un air de duchessein a pompous or snobbish manner
  • pompeusementin a pompous or snobbish manner
  • avec un air supérieurin a pompous or snobbish manner
Spanish pomposamente
  • pomposamentein a pompous or snobbish manner
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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