Translations for „hoity-toity“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

hoity-toity [ˌhɔɪtɪˈtɔɪtɪ, Am -t̬ɪˈtɔɪt̬ɪ] ADJ inf

hoity-toity

надме́нный

hoity-toity

кичли́вый

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I understand this impulse to look around at your own likely weak labor protections, and wonder why those obnoxious hoity-toity professors think they deserve better than you.

www.slate.com

If the hotel bar is serving cocktails with sprigs of plastic holly instead of those silly little paper umbrellas, it is not my place to go all hoity-toity.

www.wexfordpeople.ie

We already had the advanced book knowledge, but we wanted to work in the industry, not end up as one of those hoity-toity theoreticians in the musty halls of academe.

entertainment.inquirer.net

I found a cardboard world globe and a light kit, and my version of the hoity-toity, expensive light fixture only set me back $27.

www.oregonlive.com

If any readers have information about this dangerous gang of hoity-toity tater-tots (rap lingo), they are encouraged to contact authorities at 508-248-2250.

gawker.com

But he called an audible at the last minute to move the meal downstairs, opting for fish and chips in what he describes as a less hoity-toity atmosphere.

www.theglobeandmail.com

If you know a rule and then come across a similar one with a fancy prefix or suffix, resist the temptation to use it as a hoity-toity synonym.

forward.com

Not so hoity-toity after all, then.

www.independent.ie

Of course, the comedian recognises that talking and writing about wine is "difficult", which probably contributes to all the hoity-toity pomposity associated with it.

thenewdaily.com.au

He is spurned by his party's hoity-toity elements.

www.dailymail.co.uk