toy

noun toys

1. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.
2. A thing of little importance or value; a trifle. tis a pretie toy to be a Poet.
3. A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
4. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of toy dog Since standards are large dogs, they grow much more rapidly than miniatures and toys, which means that they require more supplements.
5. obsolete Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling. Then seemed him his Lady by him lay, / And to him playnd, how that false winged boy, / Her chast hart had subdewd, to learne Dame pleasures toy.
6. obsolete A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim. Though they do talk with you, and seem to be otherwise employed, and to your thinking very intent and busy, still that toy runs in their mind, that fear, that suspicion, that abuse, that jealousy […].
7. obsolete An old story; a silly tale. More strange than true: I never may believe these antique fables, nor these fairy toys.
8. Scotland, archaic A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by elderly women of the lower classes. Having, moreover, put on her clean toy, rokelay, and scarlet plaid.

   Similar: toy mutch

9. abbreviation, ellipsis, euphemistic Ellipsis of sex toy
10. derogatory, slang An inferior graffiti artist. It is incorrect to say that toys tag and masters piece; toys just do bad tags, bad throw-ups, and bad pieces.
11. Multicultural London English, slang A gun. RONNIE: Now, that is a SIG Sauer P226. JIMMY VICKERS (played by Danny Dyer): Yeah, takes 19 in the clip. It’s effective up to 50 metres. RONNIE: Man knows his toys.

    Similar: bit

12. dated, euphemistic, slang The penis.

    Similar: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda, chode

13. dated, euphemistic, slang The vagina.

    Similar: axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bush, cavern, clunge, coin slot, cooch

14. dated, slang A watch. a toy and tackle (a watch and chain)
15. dated, slang A small jar (about an inch across) used to hold prepared opium. Sonia, with a woman's dainty deftness in small matters, dug out the chocolate-colored opium from a little white jar, a "toey," cooking it over a steady flame of peanut-oil.
16. dated, slang A small ball of opium (about the size of a pea). I smoked a toy a day, same as on the ship. You could buy a small toy for two dollars.

Similar: plaything, toy

verb toys · toying · toyed

1. intransitive To play (with) in an idle or desultory way. to toy with a piece of food on one’s plate
2. intransitive To ponder or consider. I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.
3. slang, transitive To stimulate with a sex toy. He could see her hand go to her slit, and soon she was toying herself along, breathing heavily.

adjective more toy · most toy

1. attributive Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple. Our evaluation scenarios are purposefully simplistic […] This implies that the scenarios are quite toy and not representative of real deployments.

proper noun

1. A surname.