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toast of the town en · NOUN

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Meanings

  1. (dated, idiomatic) A person, male or female, who is admired and very popular in local society, and who is sought after to attend parties, public events, etc.
    • Miss Moore was the toast of the town, and numerous were the advantageous opportunities of matrimony of which she was the recipient. 1898 November 25, “A Woman's Unique Revenge”, in Atlanta Constitution, page 4:
    • Newhouser was the toast of the town for his masterful, 11 to 0 shutout in which he struck out 10 batters. 1945 September 28, Allen V. Dowling, “Detroit Needs Just One More”, in Warsaw Daily Union, USA, retrieved 29 Aug 2011, page 5:
    • Miss Dorothy Parker seems to be the newest literary toast of the town. 1928 May 20, O. O. McIntyre, “Giving Things the "O. O." With McIntyre”, in Miami News, retrieved 29 Aug 2011, page 8:
    • I sat, but neither heard nor saw: Tho' this was fair, and that was braw, And yon the toast of a' the town, I sigh'd, and said among them a', "Ye are na Mary Morison." c. 1780, Robert Burns, Mary Morison:

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toasts of the town Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

talk of the town

Synonyms

woman of the hour · man of the hour · person of the hour · local hero