Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶TOXIE, adj. Also toxy. Jam.'s article on this = tipsy, intoxicated, is due to a misreading of tozy, Tosie (Ayr. 1821 Galt Annals iii.).
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Toxie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/toxie>
