Definition of Hoiti-toity

Definition of Hoiti-toity

Hoi"ty-toi`ty (?), a. [From Hoit.] Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt.

Hoity-toity! What have I to do with dreams?

Congreve.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

HOITY-TOITY. A hoity-toity wench; a giddy, thoughtless,
romping girl.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

pompous, self-important and snobbish

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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