toffee

tof·fee

T0247700 (tô′fē, tŏf′ē)n. A hard, chewy candy made of brown sugar or molasses and butter.

[Alteration of taffy.]

toffee

(ˈtɒfɪ) or

toffy

n, pl -fees or -fies1. (Cookery) a sweet made from sugar or treacle boiled with butter, nuts, etc2. for toffee (preceded by can't) informal to be incompetent at a specified activity: he can't sing for toffee. [C19: variant of earlier taffy]

tof•fee

or tof•fy

(ˈtɔ fi, ˈtɒf i)

n. a brittle confection made by boiling together brown sugar, butter, and vinegar. [1820–30; variant of taffy]

Thesaurus

Noun

toffee - caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheetsbrittle, toffycandy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nutspeanut brittle - brittle containing peanuts

Translations

太妃糖

toffee

(ˈtofi) noun (a piece of) a kind of sticky sweet made of sugar and butter. Have a (piece of) toffee太妃糖

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can't (do something) for toffee

slang Is totally unable to do something. Primarily heard in UK. Oh, you'll definitely beat Sarah for that role in the musical—she's can't sing for toffee.See also: toffee

toffee-nosed

Describing someone who believes they are superior to others, especially due to their social rank or class. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Feel free to go dine among the toffee-nosed snobs. I'm going to the pub.

can't do something for toffee

BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone can't do something for toffee, they are very bad at doing that thing. Within a step or two it was clear she couldn't dance for toffee.See also: something, toffee

not be able to do something for toffee

be totally incompetent at doing something. British informal 2000 Times Wordsworth himself couldn't spell for toffee, and his punctuation was extraordinarily bad. See also: able, not, something, toffee

can’t do something for ˈtoffee

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) if somebody can’t do something for toffee, they are very bad at doing it: He can’t dance for toffee!See also: something, toffee

Toffee

a confectionery product obtained by boiling condensed milk with sugar, molasses, and fat (mainly butter or margarine) and adding flavoring (such as coffee, walnuts, fruit, or soy flour) and aromatic substances. Because of the large amount of milk, sugar, and fat contained, toffee is a highly nutritious product. In caloric content 1 kilogram totals 17 megajoules (4,100 kilocalories). The high concentration of sugar and low moisture content allow a safe storage period of two to six months.

toffee

tof·fee

toffee

toffy

tof•fee

or tof•fy

toffee

toffee

toffee

can't (do something) for toffee

toffee-nosed

can't do something for toffee

not be able to do something for toffee

can’t do something for ˈtoffee

Toffee

Toffee

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Synonyms for toffee

noun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

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