toast of the town

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   A person, male or female, who is admired and very popular in local society, and who is…

   A person, male or female, who is admired and very popular in local society, and who is sought after to attend parties, public events, etc.

   • I sat, but neither heard nor saw: Tho' this was fair, and that was braw, And yon the toast of a' the town, I sigh'd, and said among them a', "Ye are na Mary Morison."
   • Miss Moore was the toast of the town, and numerous were the advantageous opportunities of matrimony of which she was the recipient.
   • Miss Dorothy Parker seems to be the newest literary toast of the town.

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