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toff

[ tof ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Informal.

a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.

toff

/ ��ɒ�� /

noun

slang.
a rich, well-dressed, or upper-class person, esp a man

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of toff¹

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps variant of tuft

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of toff¹

C19: perhaps variant of tuft , nickname for a titled student at Oxford University, wearing a cap with a gold tassel

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“Art was so far from our world. It was for the toffs,” said Boyle.

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You’ve got to have friends, especially in a world where “the law is made for the toffs by the toffs.”

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David Leaper, a retired surgeon who represents Poundbury on the Dorchester council, said, “this isn’t a ‘Charles Town’ for toffs,” toffs being slang for rich snobs.

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The Tory party he despised seemed based on privilege - and his new boss disliked her party's toffs every bit as much as he did.

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For a man known as a toff, his roots were thoroughly working-class.

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