toff

toff

 (tŏf)

n. Chiefly British Slang

A member of the upper classes, especially one who is elegantly dressed.

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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

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

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

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toff

(tɒf)

n.

Brit. Informal. dandy

[1850–55; perhaps alter. of tuft (referring to a titled undergraduate at Oxford or Cambridge)]

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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

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Translations

damerinoelegantone

toff

[tɒf] N (Brit) → encopetado/a m/f

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toff

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

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toff

n (Brit inf) → feiner Pinkel (inf)

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toff

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

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