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toffy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of toffee.
    alt of toffee

Forms

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toffies Number=Plur lexicographic

toffy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From toff + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, derogatory) Posh, upper-class; snooty.
    • Rather it lurks in the now-republished photos of Mr Osborne in the Fauntleroy outfit of the Bullingdon club, a toffy Oxford society of which he was a member at the same time as Mr Rothschild (and of which David Cameron, the Tory leader, is also an alumnus). 2008 October 23, “The king of Corfu”, in The Economist:
    • She heaves an exasperated sigh that would do a shop assistant in a toffy dress emporium proud. 2012, Paddy O'Reilly, The Fine Color of Rust, Washington Square Press, →ISBN, page 44:
    • As for that accent of his, his speaking in a toffy English way, it's got toffier since we've known him. 2007, Craig Sherborne, Muck, Victoria University Press, →ISBN, page 16:

Forms

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toffier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
toffiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

toffee-nosed