toff

American  

[tof] / tɒf /

noun

British Informal.

1. a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.

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toff British  

/ tɒf /

noun

1. slang a rich, well-dressed, or upper-class person, esp a man

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Etymology

Origin of toff

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps variant of tuft

Example Sentences

Is he a sociopath or merely an entitled toff?

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

A lot of thought seems to have gone into Johnson’s self-presentation as someone indifferent to appearances — a toff but with scuffed shoes familiar with the grass roots.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

Citibank internship led to Deutsche Bank job, and after a few years she was an equity derivatives trader at Deutsche, holding her own against the toff sharks of the City of London.

From The Verge • May 12, 2021

John is still into Bulgaria and piano-playing, has survived a nasty fall from a horse, and resents having been typecast as a Tory toff.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 27, 2019

That spirit alarmed and discomfited many Europeans, toff and peasant alike.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann