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TOFF
toff, nob
(noun) informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
toff (plural toffs)
(obsolete) An elegantly dressed person.
(British, derogatory) A person of the upper class, or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.
Antonyms
• pleb
Source: Wiktionary
Toff, n. [Etym. uncertain.]
Definition: A fop; a beau; a swell. [Slang, Eng.] Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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