TOFFEE


Meaning of TOFFEE in English

■ noun a kind of firm or hard sweet which softens when sucked or chewed, made by boiling together sugar and butter.

Phrases

not be able to do something for ~ Brit. informal be totally incompetent at doing something.

Origin

C19: alt. of taffy .

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