Tonyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈtəʊni/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊni/

Forms: Also 1700s toney.

Etymology: In sense 1, a particular application of Tony, used as short for Antony . In sense 2, the nickname of Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), U.S. actress, manager, and producer, arbitrarily used.

†1. A foolish person; a simpleton. Obsolete slang. For possible origin, cf. Middleton Changeling (1623) i. ii.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun]

boinarda1300

daffc1325

goky1377

nicea1393

unwiseman1400

totc1425

alphinc1440

dawc1500

hoddypeak1500

dawpatea1529

hoddypolla1529

noddy1534

kimec1535

coxcomb1542

sheep1542

sheep's head1542

goose1547

dawcock1556

nodgecock1566

peak-goosea1568

hottie tottie?c1570

Tom Towly1582

wittol1588

goose-cap1589

nodgecomb1592

ninny1593

chicken1600

fopdoodle16..

hoddy-noddy1600

hoddy-doddy1601

peagoose1606

fopster1607

nazold1607

nupson1607

wigeon1607

fondrel1613

simpleton1639

pigwidgeon1640

simpletonian1652

Tony1654

nizy1673

Simple Simon?1673

Tom Farthing1674

totty-head1680

cockcomb1684

cod1699

nikin1699

sap-pate1699

simpkin1699

mackninnya1706

gilly-gaupus?1719

noodle1720

sapskull1735

gobbin?1746

Judy1781

zanya1784

spoony1795

sap-head1798

spoon1799

gomerel1814

sap1815

neddy1818

milestone1819

sunket1823

sunketa1825

gawp1825

gawpy1825

gawpus1826

Tomnoddy1826

Sammy1828

tammie norie1828

Tommy1828

gom1834

noodlehead1835

nowmun1854

gum-sucker1855

flat-head1862

peggy1869

noodledum1883

jay1884

toot1888

peanut head1891

simp1903

sappyhead1922

Arkie1927

putz1928

steamer1932

jerk-off1939

drongo1942

galah1945

Charley1946

nong-nong1959

mouth-breather1979

twonk1981

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > types of small sailing vessel > specifically of southern India

Tony1654

Telinga1858

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. x. 141 Their Friends and Wives have took them for Tonies or Mad-men.

1680 R. L'Estrange tr. Erasmus 20 Select Colloquies ix. 138 I saw once an Errant Tony, with a Gown to his Heels.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tony, a silly Fellow, or Ninny.

a1784 S. Johnson in H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson (1786) 195 Teaching such tonies is like setting a lady's diamonds in lead.

2. One of the medallions that have been awarded annually since 1947 by the American Theatre Wing (New York) for excellence in some aspect of the theatre. Frequently in Tony award.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > theatrical award

Tony1947

Obie1956

1947 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. 40/1 The award already has been dubbed a ‘Tony’, as her associates called Miss Perry.

1948 N.Y. Times 29 Mar. 23/6 John Garfield represented the Experimental Theatre in accepting a ‘Tony’ for ‘experiment in theatre’.

1975 Times 10 May 9/3 The Tonys have been awarded, and the 1974/75 New York theatre season is over.

1976 Time 27 Dec. 5/3 He later starred in several musicals, including his 1963 Tony Award-winning performance in She Loves Me.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tonyadj.n.²

Brit.

/ˈtəʊni/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊni/

Forms: Also toney.

Etymology: < tone n. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. Having a high or fashionable tone; high-toned, stylish; ‘swell’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > attractive or impressive quality > [adjective]

high-toned1845

toffish1873

tony1877

stylish1892

fly1980

dope1981

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart

gallantc1420

galliard1513

fine1526

trickly1580

pink1598

genteel1601

sparkful1605

sparkish1657

jaunty1662

spankinga1666

shanty1685

trig1725

smartish1738

distinguished1748

nobby1788

dashing1801

vaudy1805

swell1810

distingué1813

dashy1822

nutty1823

chic1832

slicked1836

flash1838

rakish1840

spiffy1853

smart1860

sassy1861

classy1870

spiffing1872

toffish1873

tony1877

swish1879

hep1899

toffy1901

hip1904

toppy1905

in1906

floozy1911

swank1913

jazz1917

ritzy1919

smooth1920

snappy1925

snazzy1931

groovy1937

what ho1937

gussy1940

criss1954

high camp1954

sprauncy1957

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

schmick1972

designer1978

atas1993

as fine as fivepence-

1877 R. J. Burdette Rise & Fall of Mustache 177 He's a toney old cyclopedia on the patter.

1880 Harper's Mag. Jan. 209/2 He just put on heaps of style..you know—regular tony.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Sept. 5/1 Nevern-square, with its comfortable and, as the Americans have it, ‘tony’ residences.

1895 S. R. Hole Little Tour Amer. 270 Well you see, it is so toney.

1901 H. Lawson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 478/1 The furniture looked as if it had belonged to a tony homestead at one time.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl xii. 299 The really toney women of the place came to take tea.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. viii. [Lestrygonians] 153 Theodore's cousin in Dublin Castle. One tony relative in every family.

1959 D. Barton Loving Cup i. iii. 60 Have you got your dinner-jacket with you, old man?.. I'm afraid we're very toney these days. We seem to get tonier.

1966 ‘J. Hackston’ Father clears Out 84 Father, dignified and collected,..entered the calm, cool tony atmosphere of the Commercial Hotel.

1982 A. H. Garnet Maze (1983) iii. 14 He was charming..what Cyrus's mother used to call a ‘toney fella’.

2. A fashion colour between red and brown; also as n. temporary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > brownish-red

rustya1398

hepaticc1420

horseflesh1530

rubiginousa1538

iron1587

bricky1615

ferrugineous1633

sand-reda1639

brickish1648

ferruginous1656

lateritious1656

brick-coloured1675

blood bay1684

testaceous1688

rust-coloureda1691

brick-red1740

brick-dust-like1765

maroon1771

rufous1782

brick-dusty1817

rusted1818

worm red1831

brownish-red1832

brown-red1835

foxy1850

rust1854

henna-coloured1865

chestnut-red1882

terra-cotta1882

copper-red1883

fox-red1910

oxblood1918

tony1921

henna-brown1931

henna-red2002

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > brownish red

rufe?c1400

red-fallowc1425

colour-de-roy1531

roy1549

red roan1639

rubiginy1657

rust1716

brick-red1759

brick-dust red1776

morone1777

maroon1779

rufous1783

brick1793

tile-red1805

brick dusta1807

worm red1831

cinnamon-red1882

chaudron1883

rosewood1897

tony1921

1921 Punch 4 May 357/1 Ladies' artificial silk stockings. In black, white, nigger, grey and toney.

1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 61 Brogues..sometimes of ox-blood or tony red colour.

1965 Guardian 31 Mar. 15/1 Toney was a colour of the twenties which died with the twenties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† tonyv.

Etymology: < Tony n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make a fool of; to fool, cheat, swindle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)]

deceivec1330

defraud1362

falsec1374

abuse?a1439

fraud1563

visure1570

cozen1583

coney-catch1592

to fetch in1592

cheat1597

sell1607

mountebanka1616

dabc1616

nigglea1625

to put it on1625

shuffle1627

cuckold1644

to put a cheat on1649

tonya1652

fourbe1654

imposturea1659

impose1662

slur1664

knap1665

to pass upon (also on)1673

snub1694

ferret1699

nab1706

shool1745

humbug1750

gag1777

gudgeon1787

kid1811

bronze1817

honeyfuggle1829

Yankee1837

middle1863

fuck1866

fake1867

skunk1867

dead-beat1888

gold-brick1893

slicker1897

screw1900

to play it1901

to do in1906

game1907

gaff1934

scalp1939

sucker1939

sheg1943

swizz1961

butt-fuck1979

a1652 R. Brome Damoiselle i. ii, in Wks. (1873) I. 391 You, that had all these once,..To be wrought on, and tonyed out of all.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

> see also

also refers to : -tonycomb. form

n.¹1654

adj.n.²1877

v.a1652

单词	tony
释义	Tonyn.¹ Brit. /ˈtəʊni/, U.S. /ˈtoʊni/ Forms: Also 1700s toney. Etymology: In sense 1, a particular application of Tony, used as short for Antony . In sense 2, the nickname of Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), U.S. actress, manager, and producer, arbitrarily used. †1. A foolish person; a simpleton. Obsolete slang. For possible origin, cf. Middleton Changeling (1623) i. ii. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun] boinarda1300 daffc1325 goky1377 nicea1393 unwiseman1400 totc1425 alphinc1440 dawc1500 hoddypeak1500 dawpatea1529 hoddypolla1529 noddy1534 kimec1535 coxcomb1542 sheep1542 sheep's head1542 goose1547 dawcock1556 nodgecock1566 peak-goosea1568 hottie tottie?c1570 Tom Towly1582 wittol1588 goose-cap1589 nodgecomb1592 ninny1593 chicken1600 fopdoodle16.. hoddy-noddy1600 hoddy-doddy1601 peagoose1606 fopster1607 nazold1607 nupson1607 wigeon1607 fondrel1613 simpleton1639 pigwidgeon1640 simpletonian1652 Tony1654 nizy1673 Simple Simon?1673 Tom Farthing1674 totty-head1680 cockcomb1684 cod1699 nikin1699 sap-pate1699 simpkin1699 mackninnya1706 gilly-gaupus?1719 noodle1720 sapskull1735 gobbin?1746 Judy1781 zanya1784 spoony1795 sap-head1798 spoon1799 gomerel1814 sap1815 neddy1818 milestone1819 sunket1823 sunketa1825 gawp1825 gawpy1825 gawpus1826 Tomnoddy1826 Sammy1828 tammie norie1828 Tommy1828 gom1834 noodlehead1835 nowmun1854 gum-sucker1855 flat-head1862 peggy1869 noodledum1883 jay1884 toot1888 peanut head1891 simp1903 sappyhead1922 Arkie1927 putz1928 steamer1932 jerk-off1939 drongo1942 galah1945 Charley1946 nong-nong1959 mouth-breather1979 twonk1981 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > types of small sailing vessel > specifically of southern India Tony1654 Telinga1858 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. x. 141 Their Friends and Wives have took them for Tonies or Mad-men. 1680 R. L'Estrange tr. Erasmus 20 Select Colloquies ix. 138 I saw once an Errant Tony, with a Gown to his Heels. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tony, a silly Fellow, or Ninny. a1784 S. Johnson in H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson (1786) 195 Teaching such tonies is like setting a lady's diamonds in lead. 2. One of the medallions that have been awarded annually since 1947 by the American Theatre Wing (New York) for excellence in some aspect of the theatre. Frequently in Tony award. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > theatrical award Tony1947 Obie1956 1947 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. 40/1 The award already has been dubbed a ‘Tony’, as her associates called Miss Perry. 1948 N.Y. Times 29 Mar. 23/6 John Garfield represented the Experimental Theatre in accepting a ‘Tony’ for ‘experiment in theatre’. 1975 Times 10 May 9/3 The Tonys have been awarded, and the 1974/75 New York theatre season is over. 1976 Time 27 Dec. 5/3 He later starred in several musicals, including his 1963 Tony Award-winning performance in She Loves Me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tonyadj.n.² Brit. /ˈtəʊni/, U.S. /ˈtoʊni/ Forms: Also toney. Etymology: < tone n. + -y suffix¹. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. Having a high or fashionable tone; high-toned, stylish; ‘swell’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > attractive or impressive quality > [adjective] high-toned1845 toffish1873 tony1877 stylish1892 fly1980 dope1981 the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart gallantc1420 galliard1513 fine1526 trickly1580 pink1598 genteel1601 sparkful1605 sparkish1657 jaunty1662 spankinga1666 shanty1685 trig1725 smartish1738 distinguished1748 nobby1788 dashing1801 vaudy1805 swell1810 distingué1813 dashy1822 nutty1823 chic1832 slicked1836 flash1838 rakish1840 spiffy1853 smart1860 sassy1861 classy1870 spiffing1872 toffish1873 tony1877 swish1879 hep1899 toffy1901 hip1904 toppy1905 in1906 floozy1911 swank1913 jazz1917 ritzy1919 smooth1920 snappy1925 snazzy1931 groovy1937 what ho1937 gussy1940 criss1954 high camp1954 sprauncy1957 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 schmick1972 designer1978 atas1993 as fine as fivepence- 1877 R. J. Burdette Rise & Fall of Mustache 177 He's a toney old cyclopedia on the patter. 1880 Harper's Mag. Jan. 209/2 He just put on heaps of style..you know—regular tony. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Sept. 5/1 Nevern-square, with its comfortable and, as the Americans have it, ‘tony’ residences. 1895 S. R. Hole Little Tour Amer. 270 Well you see, it is so toney. 1901 H. Lawson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 478/1 The furniture looked as if it had belonged to a tony homestead at one time. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl xii. 299 The really toney women of the place came to take tea. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. viii. [Lestrygonians] 153 Theodore's cousin in Dublin Castle. One tony relative in every family. 1959 D. Barton Loving Cup i. iii. 60 Have you got your dinner-jacket with you, old man?.. I'm afraid we're very toney these days. We seem to get tonier. 1966 ‘J. Hackston’ Father clears Out 84 Father, dignified and collected,..entered the calm, cool tony atmosphere of the Commercial Hotel. 1982 A. H. Garnet Maze (1983) iii. 14 He was charming..what Cyrus's mother used to call a ‘toney fella’. 2. A fashion colour between red and brown; also as n. temporary. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > brownish-red rustya1398 hepaticc1420 horseflesh1530 rubiginousa1538 iron1587 bricky1615 ferrugineous1633 sand-reda1639 brickish1648 ferruginous1656 lateritious1656 brick-coloured1675 blood bay1684 testaceous1688 rust-coloureda1691 brick-red1740 brick-dust-like1765 maroon1771 rufous1782 brick-dusty1817 rusted1818 worm red1831 brownish-red1832 brown-red1835 foxy1850 rust1854 henna-coloured1865 chestnut-red1882 terra-cotta1882 copper-red1883 fox-red1910 oxblood1918 tony1921 henna-brown1931 henna-red2002 the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > brownish red rufe?c1400 red-fallowc1425 colour-de-roy1531 roy1549 red roan1639 rubiginy1657 rust1716 brick-red1759 brick-dust red1776 morone1777 maroon1779 rufous1783 brick1793 tile-red1805 brick dusta1807 worm red1831 cinnamon-red1882 chaudron1883 rosewood1897 tony1921 1921 Punch 4 May 357/1 Ladies' artificial silk stockings. In black, white, nigger, grey and toney. 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 61 Brogues..sometimes of ox-blood or tony red colour. 1965 Guardian 31 Mar. 15/1 Toney was a colour of the twenties which died with the twenties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † tonyv. Etymology: < Tony n.¹ Obsolete. rare. transitive. To make a fool of; to fool, cheat, swindle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] deceivec1330 defraud1362 falsec1374 abuse?a1439 fraud1563 visure1570 cozen1583 coney-catch1592 to fetch in1592 cheat1597 sell1607 mountebanka1616 dabc1616 nigglea1625 to put it on1625 shuffle1627 cuckold1644 to put a cheat on1649 tonya1652 fourbe1654 imposturea1659 impose1662 slur1664 knap1665 to pass upon (also on)1673 snub1694 ferret1699 nab1706 shool1745 humbug1750 gag1777 gudgeon1787 kid1811 bronze1817 honeyfuggle1829 Yankee1837 middle1863 fuck1866 fake1867 skunk1867 dead-beat1888 gold-brick1893 slicker1897 screw1900 to play it1901 to do in1906 game1907 gaff1934 scalp1939 sucker1939 sheg1943 swizz1961 butt-fuck1979 a1652 R. Brome Damoiselle i. ii, in Wks. (1873) I. 391 You, that had all these once,..To be wrought on, and tonyed out of all. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). > see also also refers to : -tonycomb. form < n.¹1654adj.n.²1877v.a1652 see also
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Tonyn.1

tonyadj.n.2

† tonyv.

> see also

Tonyn.¹

tonyadj.n.²