toy

Definition

  • noun: something a child plays with
  • noun: flirtatious or seductive behavior
  • verb: to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose
  • used to describe an animal (such as a dog) that is the smallest kind of a particular breed

Examples

  • ('US') a 'boy toy' = ('Brit') a 'toy boy' [=a young man who is having a romantic or sexual relationship with an older woman]

  • I 'toyed with' the idea of moving to France but ended up staying here.

  • She 'toyed' [='played'] 'with' her hair while she talked on the phone.

Movie quotes

  • (..) He's growing up, Peabody. Like a baby bird leaving the nest. Isn't it wonderful? It's like a museum. It's like a toy store. Wow. Check this out. It's the world's biggest model airplane. It's not a model, Penny. (..)
    2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman