Meaning
Snobbish, stuck-up, and pretentious — putting on airs and looking down the nose at ordinary folk. A 'hitey-titey' person carries themselves as too good for common company, fussy and grand and full of self-importance. Close to 'topanoris' pretension, the sing-song, mocking shape of the word itself pokes fun at the very airs it describes, and it is used to cut down anyone reaching above their station or aping the manners of the well-to-do.
Examples
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She too hitey-titey fi eat street food.
She's too stuck-up to eat street food.
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Dem hitey-titey people nuh mix wid wi.
Those snobbish people don't mingle with us.
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Nuh get hitey-titey now yuh have a money.
Don't get snobbish now that you have some money.
Origin
The Jamaican form of English 'hoity-toity' (haughty, putting on airs), reshaped in local pronunciation.
How it’s used
Mocking and disapproving, close to 'stoosh' — but 'stoosh' can be neutral or admiring, while 'hitey-titey' is always a criticism.