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

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

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