Advertisement

Advertisement

toytown

/ ˈtɔɪˌtaʊn /

adjective

  1. having an unreal and picturesque appearance

    toytown chalets

  2. not deserving to be taken seriously

    toytown revolutionaries

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of toytown1

C20: from Toy Town, the fictional setting of children's stories by Enid Blyton
Discover More

Example Sentences

While Barbieland was designed to look like a toytown California, sets such as Barbie's Dreamhouse were built and filmed in the UK studio.

From BBC

Barbie's pink paradise, Barbieland, was designed to look like a toytown California.

From BBC

Alan Simpson, managing director of Toytown, a chain of independent retailers based in Belfast, is urging customers to start their Christmas shopping early this year.

From BBC

He says that although Toytown can try to pre-empt some of the price rises to help mitigate them, the problem is "right across the board", affecting many retailers.

From BBC

He also developed a passion for creating gadgets, inspired by a character called The Inventor, on the BBC Children's series, Toytown.

From BBC

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


toyshoptoy-toy