hoity-toity
Example Sentences
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I am not here to debate the merits of Hong’s assertion, mostly because I don’t really possess the hoity-toity intellectual hardware to do so.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
It might even improve her chances of being chosen to join a very hoity-toity women’s group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"I thought it important that we didn't issue a kind of hoity-toity response to Chalamet," Beard said.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
They don’t appreciate the hoity-toity who look down on everyone else.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
I thought I’d see her during the summers, but she spent them on the East Coast as a junior counselor at some hoity-toity camp.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
