NounCommon lingo
Phutani
[foo-tah-nee]Pan-Diaspora· Colloquial Hindustani and Anglo-Indian for vanity and showing off
Also spelled: airs, hauteur
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Pompous vanity, showing off, putting on airs, or displaying superior pretensions in public.
“Ever since her daughter got that foreign airlines job, she’s full of phutani when she walks past our veranda.”
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