Definition of toffee-nosed

toffee-nosed

adjective

• wealthy, upper-class. Origin: British
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  Last edited on Jun 17 2003. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.

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nose candy	Definitions include: cocaine.
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