Toyed
/tɔɪd/noun
Past tense and past participle of toy, meaning to play with something lightly or to consider something casually.
Did you know?Toy ultimately comes from an old English word for a tool or implement, and its history shows how everyday language can drift from practical objects into the world of play.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*taigō
“tool, implement”
Middle English
English
toy(e)
“a small article, trifle, or plaything”
15th Century
English
toy
“a thing for amusement; later, to trifle or play lightly”
Modern English
English
toyed
“played with or handled lightly; considered without seriousness”