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Toff vs Ooff - What's the difference?

toff | ooff |

As an adjective toff

is tough, cool.

As an interjection ooff is

.

toff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) An elegantly dressed person.
  • (British) A person of the upper class- or high-class-pretence who usually communicates an air of superiority.
  • * 1972 , New Scientist, Vol. 55, No. 812, " A groundling's notebook" by Donald Gould
    • I came home first class — up the front end with the toffs — semi-anaesthetised throughout the trip by caviar and free champagne — and to hell with frugality and the conservation of resources.
  • * 1998 , The Billboard, April 11th issue, page 34, Paul McCartney's remark on the right margin:
    • George Martin always seemed to me to be a "toff " and a gentleman even though his roots, like many of us, were in the common people. George has a touch of class that is quite impressive.
  • * 2012 , How the Dice Fell , by John Roberts, page 186
    • I like to see the toffs' being ' toffs . The women all glammed up]], the blokes in their tails and [[top hat, top 'ats, all braying and flinging their money around. Confirms all my prejudices. Just a reminder of who my enemies are.

    Usage notes

    Commonly used in the UK with a negative connotation.

    Antonyms

    * pleb

    See also

    * la-di-da

    References

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    ooff

    English

    Interjection

    (en-intj)
  • * 2013 , Thomas W. Dawson, The Mystery of the Old Gold Mine (page 208)
    • Quickly he turned back, his shoes digging in, churning up the sand as he scurried along the beach. The next thing he knew—ooff —he was flat on the ground, his head slamming against the sandy surface.