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toff

[ tof ]

noun

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


toff

/ tɒf /

noun

  1. slang.
    a rich, well-dressed, or upper-class person, esp a man
“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 toff1

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps variant of tuft
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toff1

C19: perhaps variant of tuft , nickname for a titled student at Oxford University, wearing a cap with a gold tassel
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Example Sentences

“Art was so far from our world. It was for the toffs,” said Boyle.

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You’ve got to have friends, especially in a world where “the law is made for the toffs by the toffs.”

David Leaper, a retired surgeon who represents Poundbury on the Dorchester council, said, “this isn’t a ‘Charles Town’ for toffs,” toffs being slang for rich snobs.

The Tory party he despised seemed based on privilege - and his new boss disliked her party's toffs every bit as much as he did.

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For a man known as a toff, his roots were thoroughly working-class.

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