TOFFEE Definition & Meaning

toffee

[ taw-fee, tof-ee ]

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noun

a brittle or chewy brown candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down with butter, often mixed with nuts.
British. taffy.

toffee

/ ˈ��ɒ��ɪ /

noun

a sweet made from sugar or treacle boiled with butter, nuts, etc
for toffee informal.
preceded by can't to be incompetent at a specified activity
he can't sing for toffee

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of toffee¹

First recorded in 1860–65; the earlier variants toughy, tuffy were first recorded in 1825–30 ; southern British dialect form of original northern British dialect taffy ( def ); further origin uncertain

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of toffee¹

C19: variant of earlier taffy

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Long known as the home of sticky toffee pudding, Cartmel in Cumbria is experiencing its own sweet taste of success.

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Over at Nama Ko, dessert is a miso-honey black truffle soft serve with dark chocolate toffee crunch, drizzled with both chocolate and caramel sauces.

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The sun glares through the trees, and the air is thick and sticky; it feels like walking through toffee.

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The oven was metal, probably for practical reasons, but the chimney above it seemed to be made of hard toffee.

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A few of its products include coconut toffee roasted cashews, organic seaweed snacks and garlic mustard aioli.

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