# toff

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɒf/ · frequency rank #78,211

## Definitions
1. An elegantly dressed person.
2. A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.

## Etymology
Probably an alteration of tuft, referring to the gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toff