torchy

[ tawr-chee ]

/ ˈtɔr tʃi /

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adjective, torch·i·er, torch·i·est.

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

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Origin of torchy

1620–30, in sense “full of torches”; 1940–45 for this sense; torch¹ + -y¹

I did discover one thing, though, Torchy; there's a girl mixed up in the affair.
Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford
So Torchy remained on this side, and whether or not his stay was a total loss is for you to decide.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford
No matter what my fool doctors say, Torchy, I mean to take a night or two off when she comes.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford
Well, you just tell him, Torchy, that I'm tied up here and can't say when I'll be through.
Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford

When they started out on their regular run, he told Fogg what Torchy had imparted to him.
Ralph on the Overland Express|Allen Chapman