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(tŏf) pronunciation
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).

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


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1:
An upper-class, distinguished, or well-dressed person, a 'nob'. (1851 —) .
W. Golding The mantelpiece or overmantel as the toffs say (1984).

2:
An admirable or excellent person. (1898 —) . verb trans.

3:
To dress up like a toff. (1914 —) .
East End Star Notice the perfect stillness when the 'lovely lidy all toffed up' sings (1928).

[Perh. an alteration of tuft noun, titled undergraduate at Oxford and Cambridge, from the gold tassel formerly worn on the cap.]


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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

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハイカラな上流人士

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمتأنق, ألأنيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בן המעמד הגבוה, אדם לבוש בהידור‬
v. tr. - ‮התלבש בהידור‬


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