"high falution" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} high falution (plural not attested)
  1. (US, informal, humorous) act of behaving in a highfalutin manner. Tags: US, humorous, informal, no-plural Synonyms: highfalutinism
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