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toff.

An elegantly dressed person.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɒf/Received-Pronunciation/tɔːf/Received-Pronunciation/tɔf/General-American/tɑf/cot-caught-merger
  1. An elegantly dressed person.

    obsolete
  2. A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.

    Ireland · UK · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Probably an alteration of tuft, referring to the gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.

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