2006-07-03 09:36:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It means pretentious. Yes, saying "You are hoity-toity" is fine. You would be saying "You are pretentious".
2006-07-03 09:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two definitions according to Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: 2hoity-toity
Function: adjective
1 : thoughtlessly silly or frivolous : FLIGHTY
2 : marked by an air of assumed importance : HIGHFALUTIN
and yes it can be used as you are hoity toity. Most of the times it means that you are a snob.
2006-07-03 09:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Crumbling_Cookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "hoity-toity" is a crude way of saying "upper class". It can mean "stuck-up". It would be much nicer to tell someone that they are classy.
2006-07-03 09:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by kathleen m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally it means you are a snob. Yes, you can say "you are hoity toity"
2006-07-03 09:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by Perkins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Noun - to play the fool
As a Adjective - 1 : thoughtlessly silly or frivolous
2 : marked by an air of assumed importance
2006-07-03 09:46:56 · answer #5 · answered by angei0809 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it means you have delusions of grandeur and believe that you are better than others, perhaps based on your perceived social class.
2006-07-03 09:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an old term to mean snobbish, as if one thinks they are better than others.
2006-07-03 09:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by midnightdealer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a negative way to say rich and stuffy or big and flashy.
2006-07-03 09:41:11 · answer #8 · answered by Josh D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like being stuck up. when someone acts like the sun shines out of their a$$es.
2006-07-03 09:40:12 · answer #9 · answered by vanessa w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you think you are better than everyone else around you. You are a snob.
2006-07-03 09:39:55 · answer #10 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋