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Twitchy vs Toey - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between twitchy and toey

is that twitchy is susceptible to twitching a lot while toey is agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.

twitchy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • susceptible to twitching a lot.
  • (figuratively) irritable, cranky
  • * 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
    • Johnson's contract expires in November, and four weeks as memorable for scandals off the pitch as any achievements on it will do little to appease the notoriously twitchy committee-men at the Rugby Football Union.

    toey

    English

    Adjective

  • (slang, chiefly, Australia) Agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.
  • * 2000 , Joan Kilby, The Cattleman’s Bride , Harlequin, page 158,
    • “You’re toeyer than a chook caught in a swag.”
    She rolled her eyes. “I still don’t know what you mean.”

    Synonyms

    * (agitated) antsy * (sexually excited) horny, randy

    Derived terms

    * toey as a Roman sandal

    See also

    * frustrated

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