tofficky
English
editEtymology
editCompare toff.
Adjective
edittofficky (comparative more tofficky, superlative most tofficky)
- (informal) dressy, showy
- 1904, Henry Arthur Jones, The Chevaleer: A Comedy in Three Acts, page 6:
- That's where he gets his tofficky language and manners from!
- 2013, Anthony Quinn, The Streets, page 98:
- 'Nice togs,' she said by way of greeting, […]
'Jo reckons they're a bit... tofficky,' I confessed.
References
edit- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary