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How to pronounce “toy”

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Pronunciation guide for toy

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of toy with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
What it's like to be a transgender dad"Is your daddy holding your toy?"
Definition summary
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

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How to pronounce toy

What it's like to be a transgender dad

"Is your daddy holding your toy?"

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “toy”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]
  • A thing of little importance or value; a trifle. [from 16th c.]
  • A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal. [16th–17th c.]
  • Ellipsis of toy dog.
  • (obsolete) Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling. [16th–18th c.]
  • (obsolete) A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim. [16th–17th c.]
  • (obsolete) An old story; a silly tale.
  • (Scotland, archaic) A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by elderly women of the lower classes.
  • (euphemistic) Ellipsis of sex toy.
  • (graffiti slang, derogatory) An inferior graffiti artist.
  • (slang, MLE) A gun.
  • (slang, euphemistic, dated) The penis.
  • (slang, euphemistic, dated) The vagina.
  • (slang, dated) A watch.
  • (slang, dated) A small jar (about an inch across) used to hold prepared opium.
  • (slang, dated) A small ball of opium (about the size of a pea).
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
  • (intransitive) To ponder or consider.
  • (slang, transitive) To stimulate with a sex toy.
  • [Adjective]
  • (chiefly attributive) Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.

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