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  • The letter S, in times past, was represented by a character which much resembled an F, and for purposes of humor, writers sometimes used an f instead of an s, when creating an alternate, and satirical, meaning. Thus the word Salute, becomes Falute, with a connection to Faluting, or High-Falutin, a regional expression Meaning: (Regional slang) 1. Highly pompous, bombastic (speech). 2. Showing off, ostentatious, pretending to be above one's station in life, putting on airs. Notes: The amazing thing about high-falutin' is that is not a high-faluting word itself for it is always pronounced with a regional twang—high-falutin'.

    July 24, 2017

  • Early 'high falutin' in 1856 National Magazinehttps://books.google.ca/books?id=XZomAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA136&dq=falutin
    And the knickerbocker magazine https://books.google.ca/books?id=N_dFtyzEqFsC&pg=PA533&dq=highfalutin
    highfalutin

    July 25, 2017