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toey

[ toh-ee ]

adjective

, Australian Informal.
  1. touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.


toey

/ ˈtəʊɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a person) nervous or anxious
  2. (of a person) eager for sexual activity; aroused
  3. rare.
    (of a horse) eager to race
  4. toey as a Roman sandal
    very anxious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of toey1

1920–25; originally in reference to a racehorse; perhaps toe + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Captain Tatnall commanded the chartered steamer "Toey-Wan," which was in the harbor.

A carpenter's handsome handiwork in Arabia should be called his toesome toey-work; don't you think so?

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