toff

toff

noun \ˈtäf\

Definition of TOFF

chiefly British

: dandy, swell

Examples of TOFF

1. <the toffs were everywhere to be seen on opening day at Ascot>

Origin of TOFF

probably alteration of tuft titled college student

First Known Use: 1851

Related to TOFF

Synonyms: beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dude, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, macaroni, pretty boy, dandy [chiefly British]

Related Words: coxcomb, fancy Dan, popinjay; blade, cavalier, dasher; clotheshorse, exquisite, swell

Near Antonyms: slob, sloven

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Rhymes with TOFF

boff, coif, doff, kaph, prof, quaff, scoff, shroff, taw