English Explanatory Dictionary

toy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
  2. A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
  3. A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
  4. Ellipsis of toy dog.
  5. Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling.
  6. A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim.
  7. An old story; a silly tale.
  8. A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by elderly women of the lower classes.
  9. Ellipsis of sex toy.
  10. An inferior graffiti artist.
  11. A gun.
  12. The penis.
verb
  1. To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
  2. To ponder or consider.
  3. To stimulate with a sex toy.
adj
  1. Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

toi /tɔɪ/ en-us-toy.ogg /taɪ/ /tɑɪ/

Word forms

toy toys toying toyed more toy most toy

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“plaything, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *tiugī̆, *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Dutch tuig (“thing”), German Zeug (“stuff”), Danish tøj (“stuff”), Icelandic tygi, Norwegian tøy (“equipment, riggings, stuff”), Swedish tyg (“cloth, textile, fabric”). Related to tug, tow, taw, tew.

Synonyms

plaything toy toy mutch bit anaconda baloney pony bald-headed hermit banana birdie bobby boonga cack choad choda chode chopper cigar cock corey crank cucumber custard launcher D dick dicklet diddle diddly dingaling ding-a-ling ding-dong dinger dingle dingus dingy dink dinkle dipstick dirk disco stick dog bone dong donger Donkey Kong doodle dork down fire hose fuckpole gherkin hairy canary hammer hog hot dog hot rod hoo-hoo hooter it jade stalk jamoke jigger

Related words

:Category:Toys game plaything Toys Hill

Derived words

Amertoy boytoy boy-toy boy toy chew toy cuddly toy English toy spaniel English Toy Terrier entertoyment executive toy fidget toy fuck toy fuck-toy fucktoy joy toy love toy novelty toy playtoy plush toy pool toy rapetoy rose toy Russian Toy Russian Toy Terrier sex toy soft toy stim toy stuffed toy tick and toy toy block toybox toy-boy toyboy toy boy toy car toychest toy collie toy currency toy dog toydom toy drive toyer toyetic toy fox terrier toyful Toyger toyhouse toyish toykind Toyland toyless toylike toy line toyline toymaker toymaking toyman toy model toyous toy piano
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