Toffee-nosed
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Snobbish, condescending or aloof. Ireland, UK
"Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git."
- 1 snobbish; pretentiously superior wordnet
Example
More examples"Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git."
Etymology
Probably from toff or from toffee-nose + -ed.
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