toffee-nosed
[ taw-fee-nohzd, tof-ee- ]
adjectiveBritish Slang.
stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop.
Origin of toffee-nosed
1First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for toffee-nosed
toffee-nosed
adjective
slang, mainly British pretentious or supercilious; used esp of snobbish people
Origin of toffee-nosed
1C20: perhaps coined as a pun on toffy stylish, grand: see toff
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