/ Dictionary / Index H highfalutin: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: high•fa•lu•tin Pronunciation: (hī"fu-lt'n), [key] — adj. Informal. pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: highfalutin (Thesaurus) high explosive high fashion Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language