toff
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toff
- /tɒf/ UK
- /tɔːf/ UK
- /tɔf/ US
- /tɑf/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒf, -ɔːf
Where it comes from
Probably an alteration of tuft, referring to the gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
noun toffs
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An elegantly dressed person.
Last week down our alley came a toff, / Nice old geyser with a nasty cough, / Sees my missus, takes his topper off, / Quite in a gentlemanly way
Similar: macaroni, popinjay, swell, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike
- A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority. Now Freddy is young, practically twenty years younger than Higgins: he is a gentleman (or, as Eliza would qualify him, a toff), and speaks like one; […]
Translations
Every language
noun 2. (Britain, derogatory) A person of the upper class, or with pretensions to it
| Español | gente de arriba, ricachón, pijo, concheto |
|---|---|
| Português | alta-roda, grã-fino, granfa, bacana |
| Français | bourge |
| Deutsch | Pinkel |
| Русский | дже́нтльмен džéntlʹmen, бе́лая кость bélaja kostʹ |
Talk about this word "toff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toff "toff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toff.Cite this
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title = {toff},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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