toey

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English

Etymology

From toe +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təʊ.i/
(General American) IPA^(key): /toʊ.i/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Homophone: towy

Adjective

toey (comparative toeier or toeyer or more toey, superlative toeiest or toeyest or most toey)

(slang, chiefly Australia) Agitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.
- 2000, Joan Kilby, The Cattleman’s Bride, Harlequin, page 158:
  “You’re toeyer than a chook caught in a swag.”
  She rolled her eyes. “I still don’t know what you mean.”

Synonyms

(agitated): antsy
(sexually excited): horny, randy

Derived terms

toey as a Roman sandal

See also

frustrated

Anagrams

Toye, eyot, yote

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