new toy

Frequency: 7.07.8 per million words

often humorous, referring to adults' possessions

toyADJECTIVE + toy

Categories:

new

Examples (10)

  • My husband's abandoned me for his shiny new toy.
  • Mark couldn't wait to play with his new toy after buying the latest drone.
  • Her new espresso machine was Sarah's favorite new toy.
  • The CEO drove his new luxury car around, like a child with a new toy.
  • He's been obsessed with his new gaming console, treating it as his new toy.
  • My colleague keeps showing off his ergonomic chair, calling it his new toy.
  • She spent hours customizing her new smartphone; it had become her ultimate new toy.
  • With his new set of golf clubs, he felt like a kid with a new toy on the green.
  • Despite his deadlines, he got completely engrossed in his new software program, his latest new toy.
  • The company director proudly demonstrated the advanced projector, referring to it as his new toy.