TOFF


Meaning of TOFF in English

/ tɒf; NAmE tɑːf/ noun

( BrE , informal ) a disapproving way of referring to sb from a high social class

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of tuft , used to denote a gold tassel worn on the cap by titled undergraduates at Oxford and Cambridge.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.