A member of the upper classes, especially one who is elegantly dressed: "champagne, once a raffish drink suitable for toffs and weddings" (Ian Jack).
[Probably variant of TUFT, a gold tassel worn by titled students at Oxford and Cambridge.]
Dictionary:
toff (tŏf) ![]() |
[Probably variant of TUFT, a gold tassel worn by titled students at Oxford and Cambridge.]
| WordNet: toff |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners)
Synonym: nob
| Translations: Toff |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - herre, burgøjser
v. tr. - være smart klædt på
Nederlands (Dutch)
aristocratisch of rijk persoon
Français (French)
n. - (GB) aristo (fam)
v. tr. - jouer les aristos
Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Lackaffe
v. - schick gekleidet sein
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) λιμοκοντόρος, τζιτζιφιόγκος, αριστοκράτης, μεγαλουσιάνος
Italiano (Italian)
damerino, darsi delle arie
Português (Portuguese)
n. - grã-fino, figurão
Русский (Russian)
(разг.) джентельмен, барин, франт, франтить
Español (Spanish)
n. - elegantón, dandy, persona distinguida
v. tr. - vestir a la moda
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fin person, sprätt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
名士, 爱打扮的人, 名人, 把...打扮得像花花公子
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 名士, 愛打扮的人
v. tr. - 把...打扮得像花花公子
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신사, 상류층, 멋쟁이
v. tr. - 신사가 되다
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألمتأنق, ألأنيق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בן המעמד הגבוה, אדם לבוש בהידור
v. tr. - התלבש בהידור
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