Just another way of saying
something is way
fancy or above one's means, or as a way to
slam something they wish they had but don't own or can't afford.
1. Look at Wendy with that high falootin' camera. She takes way
better pictures than I can with this cell phone camera.
2. Jill thinks she's all that because she's got a high falootin' Fendi
bag, but she's still a skank.