noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɒfi/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:täʹfē
US:/ˈtɔfi/
cot-caught-merger, US:/ˈtɑfi/
Scotland:/ˈtɔfe/
Scotland:/-fɪ/
Scotland:/-fi/
rhymes with -ɒfi
CMU ARPABET:T AA1 F IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A type of chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A small, individual piece of toffee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any kind of sweets; candy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Nonsense; rubbish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang, uncountable
Examples
What a load of old toffee!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A fan or member of Everton F.C..
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract