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tossy

English

Etymology

toss +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?si/

Adjective

tossy (comparative more tossy, superlative most tossy)

  1. (dated) Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent.
    • 1848, Charles Kingsley, Yeasy
      "Honoria, take your feet off my dress. Argemone, my child, I hope you spent a pleasant evening?"
      Argemone answered by some tossy commonplace.

Anagrams

  • Stoys, Tsoys

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toshy

English

Etymology

tosh +? -y

Pronunciation

Adjective

toshy (comparative toshier, superlative toshiest)

  1. (Britain, slang) rubbishy, trashy; worthless
    • 1902, H. Belloc, Path to Rome, 163
      The poor public [] is driven back to toshy novels about problems, written by cooks.
  2. (Scotland) Alternative form of tosh, clean, neat
    • 1856, J. Ballantine, Poems, 47
      And see how it's keepit sae toshy and clean.

Anagrams

  • hoyst

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