"toffy" meaning in All languages combined

See toffy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-toffy.ogg Forms: toffier [comparative], toffiest [superlative]
Etymology: From toff + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|toff|y}} toff + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} toffy (comparative toffier, superlative toffiest)
  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) Posh, upper-class; snooty. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, derogatory Related terms: toffee-nosed
    Sense id: en-toffy-en-adj-8UpGd9Mq Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-toffy.ogg Forms: toffies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} toffy (countable and uncountable, plural toffies)
  1. Alternative spelling of toffee Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: toffee
    Sense id: en-toffy-en-noun-GNBBZmi~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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