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

  • (..) It's a little light bulb that blinks. -What's with him? -Laser envy. All right, that's enough! Look, we're all very impressed with Andy's new toy. -Toy? -T-O-Y. Toy! Excuse me, I think the word you're searching for is "Space Ranger." The word I'm searching for I can't say (..)
    1995 Toy Story
  • (..) Well, I'm not really from Mattel. I'm actually from a smaller company that was purchased in a leveraged buyout. You'd think they'd never seen a new toy before. Well, sure. Look at him. He's got more gadgets on him than a Swiss Army knife. Please be careful. You don't want to be in the way (..)
    1995 Toy Story