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单词 toffee-nosed
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tof•fee-nosed  (tôfē nōzd′, tofē-),USA pronunciation adj. [Brit. Slang.]
  1. British Termsstuck-up;
    conceited;
    pretentious:a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop.
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
toffee-nosed adj
  1. slang chiefly Brit pretentious or supercilious; used esp of snobbish people
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps coined as a pun on toffy stylish, grand: see toff
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