toff

[ tof ]

/ tɒf /

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noun British Informal.

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

Words related to toff

aggravate, exasperate, incense, enrage, rile, irritate, anger, provoke, disturb, vex, irk, gall, infuriate, inflame, annoy, embitter, peeve, excite, agitate, rankle

Words nearby toff

toerag, toeshoe, toetoe, toey, tofc, toff, toffee, toffee-apple, toffee-nosed, toffish, toft

Origin of toff

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps variant of tuft

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Examples from the Web for toffs

In other word, he is a toff among toffs—proving, perhaps, that while Cameron may one day go, the toffs might be here to stay.
David Cameron’s Toff Problem|Mike Giglio|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You're a toff, that's what you are, and your lines has been laid for toffs.
Moran of the Lady Letty|Frank Norris
By a curious coincidence the great news seemed to have reached all, toffs and crooks alike, at exactly the same time.
Fantmas|Pierre Souvestre
There's hundreds of toffs in England and Injia'd give their ears for a day after these, you know.
An Outback Marriage|Andrew Barton Paterson

We could see the toffs in evening dress idling in the glow of her electric lights.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson
Is this the way you treat the toffs, when they come to see you?
The Tale of Timber Town|Alfred Grace

British Dictionary definitions for toffs

toff

/ (tɒf) /

noun

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

Word Origin for toff

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

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