toey

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtəʊɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tō′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
toe•y  (tō′ē),USA pronunciation adj. [Australian Informal.]
  1. British Termstouchy or restive;
    apprehensive;
    fractious.
  • 1920–25; origin, originally in reference to a racehorse; perh. toe + -y1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
toey / ˈtəʊɪ/
  1. (of a person) nervous or anxious
  2. (of a person) eager for sexual activity; aroused
  3. (of a horse) eager to race
  4. toey as a Roman sandal ⇒ very anxious
'toey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mosquito

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