toffee-nosed
[ taw-fee-nohzd, tof-ee- ]
/ ˈtɔ fiˌnoʊzd, ˈtɒf i- /
adjective British Slang.
stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop.
Origin of toffee-nosed
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby toffee-nosed
Example sentences from the Web for toffee-nosed
The former governor is so buttoned-down and toffee-nosed he belongs at Downton Abbey.
Is Mitt Romney Beyond Satire? Comedy Writers Underwhelmed by Candidate |Michelle Cottle |August 10, 2012 |DAILY BEASTOr was she in fact a maligned victim of elite snobbery (see “pin up girl,” above) by toffee-nosed, Georgetown cocktail-swillers?
British Dictionary definitions for toffee-nosed
toffee-nosed
adjective
slang, mainly British
pretentious or supercilious; used esp of snobbish people
Word Origin for toffee-nosed
C20: perhaps coined as a pun on
toffy stylish, grand: see
toff