fontoskodik

Hungarian

Etymology

fontos (important) + -kodik (to behave as; verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfontoʃkodik]
  • Hyphenation: fon‧tos‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

fontoskodik

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to be officious, to look/act important, to put on airs (to make something or oneself appear more important than it is in reality)
    Synonyms: nagyképűsködik, tudálékoskodik, okoskodik, okvetetlenkedik, nyüzsög

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References

  • Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
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