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Hoity-toity

By: Katherine Albuquerque, Editor
November 30, 2021
Photo Credit: Photo credit via Merriam Webster
Normally people who are wealthy are hoity-toity towards those in lower social classes.

Definition

(adjective)

Pretentious, fancy, or pompous

Sentence

Normally people who are wealthy are hoity-toity towards those in lower social classes.

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Katherine Albuquerque
Katherine Albuquerque, Editor
Katherine Albuquerque is a senior at Colonia High School and a second-year journalism student. People know her by her nickname, Katie. She’s a member of the Black Student Union and is a part of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Rho Kappa. Moreover, she enjoys volunteering as much as possible, since she loves giving back to the community. During her free time, you can find her listening to music, reading a book, hanging out with friends, and wondering where she’s going to travel to next. She hopes to have a career that allows her to go all over the world and discover new cultures. Albuquerque is enthusiastic about being an editor for The Declaration. 
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