toffee-nosed
(mostly, UK, Irish) Snobbish, condescending or aloof.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(mostly, UK, Irish) Snobbish, condescending or aloof.
Origin: Probably from toff or from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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