英语词汇“toffee-nosed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	toffee-nosed
释义	toffee-nosed [ taw-fee-nohzd, tof-ee- ] / ˈtɔ fiˌnoʊzd, ˈtɒf i- / adjective British Slang. stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop. Origin of toffee-nosed First recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby toffee-nosed toey, TOFC, toff, toffee, toffee-apple, toffee-nosed, toffish, Tofranil, toft, tofu, tog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toffee-nosed The former governor is so buttoned-down and toffee-nosed he belongs at Downton Abbey. Is Mitt Romney Beyond Satire? Comedy Writers Underwhelmed by Candidate\|Michelle Cottle\|August 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Or was she in fact a maligned victim of elite snobbery (see “pin up girl,” above) by toffee-nosed, Georgetown cocktail-swillers? Sarah Palin, the Sequel\|Christopher Buckley\|November 10, 2008\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for toffee-nosed toffee-nosed adjective slang, mainly British pretentious or supercilious; used esp of snobbish people Word Origin for toffee-nosed C20: perhaps coined as a pun on toffy stylish, grand: see toff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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