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German
Pronunciation
Adjective
hochgestochen (strong nominative masculine singular hochgestochener, comparative hochgestochener, superlative am hochgestochensten)
- (colloquial, derogatory) stuck up; pretentious; snobbish
Der Typ denkt, er wäre so gebildet, klingt aber hochgestochen.- That dude thinks he's so educated, but he just sounds pretentious.
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