toytown

/ ˈtɔɪˌtaʊn /

adjective

1. having an unreal and picturesque appearance

   toytown chalets

2. not deserving to be taken seriously

   toytown revolutionaries

Word History and Origins

Origin of toytown¹

C20: from Toy Town, the fictional setting of children's stories by Enid Blyton

Example Sentences

While Barbieland was designed to look like a toytown California, sets such as Barbie's Dreamhouse were built and filmed in the UK studio.

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Barbie's pink paradise, Barbieland, was designed to look like a toytown California.

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Alan Simpson, managing director of Toytown, a chain of independent retailers based in Belfast, is urging customers to start their Christmas shopping early this year.

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He says that although Toytown can try to pre-empt some of the price rises to help mitigate them, the problem is "right across the board", affecting many retailers.

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He also developed a passion for creating gadgets, inspired by a character called The Inventor, on the BBC Children's series, Toytown.

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