toff

toff  (tf)

n. Chiefly British Slang

A member of the upper classes, especially one who is elegantly dressed: "champagne, once a raffish drink suitable for toffs and weddings" (Ian Jack).

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[Probably variant of tuft, a gold tassel worn by titled students at Oxford and Cambridge.]

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toff [tɒf]

n

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

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toff - informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person nob man of means, rich man, wealthy man - a man who is wealthy

Translations

toff [tɒf] N (Brit) → encopetado/a m/f

toff [ˈtɒf] n (British) (= nob) → rupin(e) m/f

toff

n (Brit inf) → feiner Pinkel (inf)

toff [tɒf] n (Brit) (old) (fam) → gran signore/a