TOFFEE


Meaning of TOFFEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtɔfɪ ]

n. (also toffy) (pl. toffees or toffies) 1 a kind of firm or hard sweet softening when sucked or chewed, made by boiling sugar, butter, etc. 2 Brit. a small piece of this. øfor toffee sl. (prec. by can't etc.) (denoting incompetence) at all (they couldn't sing for toffee). toffee-apple an apple with a thin coating of toffee. toffee-nosed esp. Brit. sl. snobbish, pretentious. [earlier TAFFY]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.