See tofficky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1904, Henry Arthur Jones, The Chevaleer: A Comedy in Three Acts, page 6:",
"text": "That's where he gets his tofficky language and manners from!",
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"ref": "2013, Anthony Quinn, The Streets, page 98:",
"text": "'Nice togs,' she said by way of greeting, […]\n'Jo reckons they're a bit... tofficky,' I confessed.",
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