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 07/13/2005 12:20:03 AM · #1
What does töff mean?

07/13/2005 03:54:16 AM · #2
According to this website it's "mules".
 07/13/2005 04:04:48 AM · #3
töff means cool as in 'cool shot' or in Icelandic; 'töff skot'.

Message edited by author 2005-07-13 04:08:49.
 07/13/2005 04:42:07 AM · #4
Well that machine translation worked well then! ;-)
 07/13/2005 05:17:02 AM · #5
Just an observation..

In Swedish the word is "Tuff".. very similar.. Although in recent years "Cool" seem to be replacing "Tuff"..

I think the brits split this into two words, "Toff" and "Tough", then invented a new one which is "cool",

Just speculating here :p
 07/13/2005 05:40:36 AM · #6
Haha, nice.
In Dutch we use Tof!
Wow, echt tof.
(Wow, realy cool)
I think the Belgians use Tof more then the Dutch, we converted to the more international word "Cool" however now "Cool" isn't cool anymore
They now use Vet (As in FAT) or Vet-Cool (So a Dutch-English word)
Crazy kids ;)
 07/13/2005 05:50:39 AM · #7
Originally posted by Sonda:

I think the brits split this into two words, "Toff" and "Tough", then invented a new one which is "cool",


Toff in the UK is slang for a member of the upper classes or aristocracy.
 07/13/2005 06:44:38 AM · #8
Originally posted by tomlewis1980:
Toff in the UK is slang for a member of the upper classes or aristocracy.

The Wilmslow Posh, too. ;-)
 07/13/2005 08:02:13 AM · #9
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Originally posted by tomlewis1980:
Toff in the UK is slang for a member of the upper classes or aristocracy.

The Wilmslow Posh, too. ;-)


Only the ones in Bentleys and Rolls.
 07/13/2005 08:16:45 AM · #10
Originally posted by tomlewis1980:
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
The Wilmslow Posh, too. ;-)

Only the ones in Bentleys and Rolls.

Definitely not the ones in Minis and MX5s anyway..

Message edited by author 2005-07-13 08:18:01.
 07/13/2005 08:50:45 AM · #11
Þetta er töff-This is tough :)
Orgianally töff comes from tough. We say it the same...
 07/13/2005 01:27:56 PM · #12
Originally posted by Philos31:
Haha, nice.
In Dutch we use Tof!
Wow, echt tof.
(Wow, realy cool)
I think the Belgians use Tof more then the Dutch, we converted to the more international word "Cool" however now "Cool" isn't cool anymore
They now use Vet (As in FAT) or Vet-Cool (So a Dutch-English word)
Crazy kids ;)


How interesting :) .. Never thought I could Learn any Dutch words.. Such a strange language :p. Won't forget this one tho.

Yes, the nordic variation is closer related to tough, but my theory was that tough was certainly not a word worthy of the brittish aristocracy, but they wanted to see themselves as "cool" thats why they made it "Toff" instead.

In opposite, in swedish we have another slang word "Toffel" which means a "Softie" .. or Nerd. But that one comes from the official word "Toffel" which is "Slipper". :p
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