toff
noun
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
toffs
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pluralof toff.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These toffs are still calling this drink orgeat for some reason, even though, now, it contains no barley at all.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
One of the most successful efforts mounted by Grinnell and his fellow toffs was stopping the widespread slaughter of birds so that their feathers could adorn women’s hats.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2019
It looked like nothing more than a tiff between two toffs.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2019
Brief flashbacks to the humiliations of his trial and the balm of opening-night adulation — represented by a sea of ecstatically applauding Victorian toffs — interrupt these peregrinations and underline the tragedy of his fall.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
We might even wind up having tea and cakes at the Savoy Cafe with the nobs and toffs of Limerick.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
