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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

  • (..) l want you to think about... Let me see. - This is so cool. - No, it's not. - Biddy, biddy, biddy. - lt's not a toy. Sometimes, if all you have is old words, all you can do is hope they say something new. Look, man. You're a great patient. (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2