tony

adjective1

1. •
   (US, informal) Stylish, high-toned, upscale.

   • “He’d scorn it. You heard what he said to-night,” answered Ben. “Never mind that. He’s got tony notions, but he isn’t a pamby, for all his talk.[…]” — 1890

noun1

1. •
   (no longer used) A simpleton.

   • it would have serv'd for a Caution to People how they trifle and play the Tonies betwixt Jeft and Earnest — 1692

noun1

1. •
   Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.

   • She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play. — 2021