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HIF-al-ut-in
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"hifalutin" has 4 syllables: hif-al-ut-in.
adjective
“His speech was very highfalutin.”
"Hifalutin" has 4 syllables: hif · al · ut · in.
Hifalutin: Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
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