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Synonyms of toy

plaything, bauble, gimcrack, knickknack, trifle, trinket, fidget, fool, monkey, play, putter, tinker

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toy

[toi]

–noun

1.	an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.

2.	a thing or matter of little or no value or importance; a trifle.

3.	something that serves for or as if for diversion, rather than for serious pratical use.

4.	a small article of little value but prized as a souvenir or for some other special reason; trinket; knickknack; bauble.

5.	something diminutive, esp. in comparison with like objects.

6.	an animal of a breed or variety noted for smallness of size: The winning terrier at the dog show was a toy.

7.	a close-fitting cap of linen or wool, with flaps coming down to the shoulders, formerly worn by women in Scotland.

8.	a simple, light piece of music, esp. of 16th or 17th century England, written for the virginal.

Obsolete.

a.	amorous dallying.

b.	a playful or amusing act; diversion; pastime.

–adjective

10.	made or designed for use as a toy: a toy gun.

11.	of or resembling a toy, esp. diminutive in size.

–verb (used without object)

12.	to amuse oneself; play.

13.	to act idly; or with indifference; trifle: to toy with one's food.

14.	to dally amorously; flirt.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME toye dalliance; of obscure orig.

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toy (toi) Pronunciation Key
n.

An object for children to play with.
Something of little importance; a trifle.
An amusement; a pastime: thought of the business as a toy.
A small ornament; a bauble.
A diminutive thing or person.
A dog of a very small breed or of a variety smaller than the standard variety of its breed.
Scots A loose covering for the head, formerly worn by women.
Chiefly Southern U.S. A shooter marble.

intr.v. toyed, toy·ing, toys

To amuse oneself idly; trifle: a cat toying with a mouse.
To treat something casually or without seriousness: toyed with the idea of writing a play. See Synonyms at flirt.

[Middle English toye, amorous play, a piece of fun.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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toy (n.)

c.1303, "amorous playing, sport," later "piece of fun or entertainment" (c.1500), "thing of little value, trifle" (1530), and "thing for a child to play with" (1586). Of uncertain origin, and there may be more than one word here. Cf. M.Du. toy, Du. tuig "tools, apparatus, stuff, trash," in speeltuig "play-toy, plaything;" Ger. Zeug "stuff, matter, tools," Spielzeug "plaything, toy;" Dan. tøi, Swed. tyg "stuff, gear." The verb is first attested 1529, from the noun.

"If he be merie and toy with any,
His wife will frowne, and words geve manye."
["Song of the Bachelor's Life," 16c.]

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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toy
noun
1.	an artifact designed to be played with [syn: plaything]
2.	a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
3.	a device regarded as providing amusement; "private airplanes are a rich man's toy"
4.	a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size [syn: miniature]
5.	any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets [syn: toy dog]
verb
1.	behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: dally]
2.	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
3.	engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" [syn: play]

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toy
A computer system; always used with qualifiers.
1. "nice toy": One that supports the speaker's hacking style adequately.
2. "just a toy": A machine that yields insufficient computrons for the speaker's preferred uses. This is not condemnatory, as is bitty box; toys can at least be fun. It is also strongly conditioned by one's expectations; Cray XMP users sometimes consider the Cray-1 a "toy", and certainly all RISC boxes and mainframes are toys by their standards. See also Get a real computer!.
[The Jargon File]

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toy

n. A computer system; always used with qualifiers.
1. `nice toy': One that supports the speaker's hacking style adequately.
2. `just a toy': A machine that yields insufficient computrons for the speaker's preferred uses. This is not condemnatory, as is bitty box; toys can at least be fun. It is also strongly conditioned by one's expectations; Cray XMP users sometimes consider the Cray-1 a `toy', and certainly all RISC boxes and mainframes are toys by their standards. See also Get a real computer!.

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Toy

Toy\ (toi), n. [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v. t.; cf. G. zeugen to beget, MHG. ziugen to beget, make ready, procure. See Tug, v. t.]

1. A plaything for children; a bawble. --Cowper.

2. A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle.

They exchange for knives, glasses, and such toys, great abundance of gold and pearl. --Abr. Abbot.

3. A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.

To fly about playing their wanton toys. --Spenser.

What if a toy take'em in the heels now, and they all run away. --Beau. &Fl.

Nor light and idle toys my lines may vainly swell. --Drayton.

4. Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime. --Milton.

To dally thus with death is no fit toy. --Spenser.

5. An old story; a silly tale. --Shak.

6. [Probably the same word.] A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; -- called also toy mutch. [Scot.] "Having, moreover, put on her clean toy, rokelay, and scarlet plaid." --Sir W. Scott.

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Toy

Toy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. toyed; p. pr. & vb. n. toying.] To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.

To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest. --Shak.

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Toy

Toy\, v. t. To treat foolishly. [Obs.] --E. Dering (1576).