TOEY

Meaning of TOEY in English

■ adjective Austral./NZ informal nervous; restive.

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TOEY — ˈtōē adjective Etymology: toe (I) + -y, adjective suffix Australia : nervous , anxious , worried
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOEY — /toh"ee/ , adj. Australian Informal. touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious. [ 1920-25; orig. in reference to a racehorse; perh. TOE …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOEY — / ˈtəʊi; NAmE ˈtoʊi/ adjective ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) (of a person or an animal) nervous or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOEY — adj. Austral. sl. restless, nervous, touchy.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOEY — adj. Austral. sl. restless, nervous, touchy.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOEY — adj. Austral. sl. restless, nervous, touchy.
Oxford English vocab
JUMPY — adj. 25B6; adjective (informal) he was tired and jumpy : NERVOUS, on edge, edgy, tense, nervy, anxious, ill at ease, …
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JITTERY — adj. 25B6; adjective (informal) NERVOUS, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, nervy, ill at ease, uneasy, keyed up, overwrought, on tenterhooks, …
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ANXIOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective I'm anxious about her : WORRIED, concerned, apprehensive, fearful, uneasy, perturbed, troubled, bothered, disturbed, distressed, fretful, agitated, …
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