toff, toffy
»I’ve mixed a good deal with the toffs in my time.» (T. T. T. 133. 21.)
A waiter.
»a quiet, respectable toff.» (T. T. T. 138. 20.)
Uneducated young man.
»There was a party of toffs there.» (Novel Notes 213. 10.)
A London ’Arry.
»a bit of a toff in his off-hours.» (T. T. T. 211. 2.)
A waiter.
»Toffy enough she looked in her diamonds and furs.» (T. T. T. 140. 16.)
The same.
A toff = a fop, a swell. Toffy (tofficky) = dressy, showy, smart.
At Oxford noblemen students used to wear a golden tassel (a tuft) in their cap. Hence they were called »tufts»; so we get toff.