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/taw"fee nohzd', tof"ee-/, adj. Brit. Slang.stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop.[1920-25]
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toffee-nosed — toffee .nosed adj BrE informal a toffee nosed person thinks that they are better than other people because of their social position used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
toffee-nosed — ► ADJECTIVE informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ pretentiously superior; snobbish … English terms dictionary
toffee-nosed — British & Australian, informal toffee nosed people think that they are better than other people, especially people of a lower social class. She s much nicer than that toffee nosed sister of hers … New idioms dictionary
toffee-nosed — adjective BrE informal a toffee nosed person thinks that they are better than other people because of their social position: He s a toffee nosed little creep! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
toffee-nosed — adjective snobbish; pretentiously superior • Similar to: ↑private • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Br … Useful english dictionary
toffee-nosed — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is toffee nosed, you disapprove of them because they have a high opinion of themselves and a low opinion of other people. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … English dictionary
toffee-nosed — adjective Brit. informal pretentiously superior; snobbish. Derivatives toffee nose noun … English new terms dictionary
toffee-nosed — tof|fee nosed [ tafi,nouzd ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL behaving as if you are more important than other people, especially because you come from a higher social class … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toffee-nosed — tof′fee nosed adj. brit. brit. sl. conceited • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
toffee-nosed — adjective Date: circa 1925 chiefly British conceited, snobbish … New Collegiate Dictionary
