hoi|ty-toi|ty

hoi|ty-toi|ty
hoi|ty-toi|ty «HOY TEETOY tee», interjection, adjective, noun.
–interj.
an exclamation expressing surprise and some contempt: »

Hoity-toity!…madam is in her airs, I protest (Henry Fielding).

–adj.
2. inclined to put on airs; haughty.
–n.
1. giddy behavior; flightiness.
2. a fuss; disturbance.
3. = haughtiness.
[varied reduplication of earlier hoit act wantonly]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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