torchy

[tawr-chee]

adjective

torchier, torchiest 

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of torchy¹

1620–30, in sense “full of torches”; 1940–45 for this sense; torch ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He also starred opposite Jennifer Lawrence in the 2023 comedy “No Hard Feelings,” in which his torchy showstopping performance of Hall & Oates’ bouncy ’80s “Maneater” has since racked up more than 18 million views on YouTube.

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Throughout the 1950s, the ensemble made a series of revelatory LPs for Capitol Records performing the late Beethoven string quartets and much else, while also joining Frank Sinatra in his torchy classic, “Close to You.”

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But the new version — trading vocals with the dynamic, torchy Chilean belter Mon Laferte — uncovers the retro bolero underlying the song.

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That honor goes to Jackie Ormes, the creator of the “Torchy Brown” comics and “Patty-Jo ’n’ Ginger.”

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And she bemoans being separated — even by her own choices — in the torchy “Around the Tree” and in the tinkling march “No Holiday.”

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