toffee-nosed

tof·fee-nosed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [taw-fee, tof-ee nohz]
- /ˈtɔ fi, ˈtɒf i noʊz/
- /ˈtɒf.i nəʊz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [taw-fee, tof-ee nohz]
- /ˈtɔ fi, ˈtɒf i noʊz/

Definitions of toffee-nosed word

adjective toffee-nosed stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop. 1
adjective toffee-nosed 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. 0
adjective toffee-nosed pretentious or supercilious; used esp of snobbish people 0

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Origin of toffee-nosed

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Toffee-nosed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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toffee-nosed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.