From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtonyto‧ny /ˈtəʊni $ ˈtoʊ-/ adjective American English informal FASHIONABLEfashionable and expensive We met in a tony restaurant uptown.
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tony• First located downtown, the shop now has a location in tony Chevy Chase and another at the Watergate.• A woman who sold cosmetics at a tony Houston department store said she relied on sales associates to get customers.• There will be a new chef at another sophisticated Bay Area restaurant, this one in tony Mill Valley.• a tony resort hotel• Panhandlers, empty storefronts and less tony stores are nearby in all directions.• Sushi restaurants that cater to techies and tony taco bars overflow at lunchtime.Origin tony (1800-1900) tone