Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
hifalutin is an adjective meaning "affectedly genteel". It carries one recorded sense.
affectedly genteel
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hifalutin come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.