Friday, January 28, 2011

toff - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes

Hetty King Dressed As A ToffImage by Vintage Lulu via Flickr

"He was dressed like a toff, and he had a black beard, cut square at the end, and a pale face."

toff - Wiktionary: "toff (plural toffs)
(obsolete) An elegantly dressed person.
(UK) A person of the upper class or high class pretence and usually communicating an air of superiority."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toff:  In British English slang, a toff is a mildly derogatory term for someone with an aristocratic background, particularly someone who exudes an air of superiority.   
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