| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  t f |
| NOUN: | Chiefly British Slang A member of the upper classes, especially one who is elegantly dressed: “champagne, once a raffish drink suitable for toffs and weddings” (Ian Jack). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably variant of tuft, a gold tassel worn by titled students at Oxford and Cambridge.
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