Talk:toy

Adjective (2) adjective easily dismissed (informal)

regarded as irrelevant or of inferior quality (informal) --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:54, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

of or resembling a toy, esp. diminutive in size. --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:02, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Adjective:ˌtoy ˈfactory for a child to play with

Early vs late stress: ˈtoy ˌfactory where toys are made, ˌtoy ˈfactory for a child to play with --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:06, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

I remember this example from David Crystal (1984). Another was "ˈEnglish teacher" (the subject) vs. "English ˈteacher" (comes from England). Equinox ◑ 12:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

It makes me want to create toy truck now with a similar double meaning ..... e.g. The toy truck carried toy trucks to the orphanage ... but Im not sure the phrase would be used in the sense of a toy-carrrying truck very often even if the stress would disambiguate the meaning. —Soap— 09:31, 11 August 2022 (UTC)