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Etymologies
- From reduplication of dialectal hoit, to romp; perhaps akin to hoyden.
Examples
“Tony: At age twelve, he moves from a cramped two-family house in streety Jersey aka “Joisy” City, New Jersey, to a hoity toity suburb when his dad strikes it rich.”
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ghetto fabulous, step it up, no muss, no fuss, hustle and bustle, up and at 'em, namby pamby, hoity toity
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