toff
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of toff
First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps variant of tuft
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC
These toffs are still calling this drink orgeat for some reason, even though, now, it contains no barley at all.
From Seattle Times
One minute he’d be talking like a toff, and the next like a cop.
From New York Times
Is he a sociopath or merely an entitled toff?
From New York Times
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
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