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torchy

[ tawr-chee ]
/ ˈtɔr tʃi /
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adjective, torchĀ·iĀ·er, torchĀ·iĀ·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 ā€œfull of torchesā€; 1940–45 for this sense; torch1 + -y1
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