Il est joliment toc, va! quand il la fait à la dignité et qu’il est en chemise.—E. Monteil.
Toc, crazy; inferior, deteriorated, “pinchbeck.” Une femme ——, an ugly woman. Il est un peu ——, he is slightly crazy, or a “little bit balmy in his crumpet.” C’est ——, it is inferior, or “jimmy.” (Thieves’) Le ——, the executioner at the convict settlement. (Artists’) Un tableau ——, a picture not painted in good style, not up to the mark.
Tocandine, f. (popular), kept woman.
Tocard, m. and adj. (popular), old beau; ugly, bad, ill. Diminutive of [Toc] (which see). C’est ——, it is not right. Etre —— pour le galtos, to have but scanty means. Also to be stingy.
Tocarde, f. (popular), old coquette.
Tocasse, adj. (thieves’), wicked; malicious.
Tocasserie, f. (thieves’), wickedness; malice.
Tocasson, m. (popular), ugly woman.
Tocquardement (popular), badly; roughly. Harponner ——, to lay rough hands on.