"toast of the town" meaning in English

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          "ref": "c. 1780, Robert Burns, Mary Morison:",
          "text": "I sat, but neither heard nor saw:\nTho' this was fair, and that was braw,\nAnd yon the toast of a' the town,\nI sigh'd, and said among them a',\n\"Ye are na Mary Morison.\"",
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          "ref": "1898 November 25, “A Woman's Unique Revenge”, in Atlanta Constitution, page 4:",
          "text": "Miss Moore was the toast of the town, and numerous were the advantageous opportunities of matrimony of which she was the recipient.",
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          "ref": "1928 May 20, O. O. McIntyre, “Giving Things the \"O. O.\" With McIntyre”, in Miami News, retrieved 2011-08-29, page 8:",
          "text": "Miss Dorothy Parker seems to be the newest literary toast of the town.",
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          "ref": "1945 September 28, Allen V. Dowling, “Detroit Needs Just One More”, in Warsaw Daily Union, USA, retrieved 2011-08-29, page 5:",
          "text": "Newhouser was the toast of the town for his masterful, 11 to 0 shutout in which he struck out 10 batters.",
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