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- Dictionarytoffee-nosed/ˈtɒfɪnəʊzd/
adjective
- 1. pretentiously superior; snobbish: informal British "toffee-nosed creeps who think they're the same as royalty"
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TOFFEE-NOSED definition: 1. People who are toffee-nosed consider themselves to be better than other people, especially than…. Learn more.
- English (US)
TOFFEE-NOSED meaning: 1. People who are toffee-nosed...
- Polski
toffee-nosed definicja: 1. People who are toffee-nosed...
- Translate English to Portuguese
toffee-nosed translate: esnobe. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Translate to Mandarin Chinese
toffee-nosed translate: （尤指在地位低于自己者面前）自命不凡的，妄自尊大的. Learn...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
toffee-nosed translate: （尤指在地位低於自己者面前）自命不凡的，妄自尊大的. Learn...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
toffee-nosed 의미, 정의, toffee-nosed의 정의: 1. People who are...
- English (US)
The meaning of TOFFEE-NOSED is snobbish. How to use toffee-nosed in a sentence.
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.
Toffee-nosed definition: stuck-up; conceited; pretentious. See examples of TOFFEE-NOSED used in a sentence.
The origin of ‘toffee-nosed’ has nothing to do with the sugary, brown sweet, but derives from ‘toff’, which was the slang term given by the lower-classes in Victorian England to stylishly-dressed upper-class gentlemen.
Definition of toffee-nosed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
snobbish; pretentiously superior.
