What does toffee-nosed mean?
Toffee-nosed means (chiefly UK, Ireland) Snobbish, condescending or aloof..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly UK, Ireland) Snobbish, condescending or aloof..
Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git.
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Toffee-nosed means (chiefly UK, Ireland) Snobbish, condescending or aloof..
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Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git.
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