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Definition of "torchy" []

  • Of, relating to, or typical of a torch song or torch singer. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "torchy" in a sentence
  • "Sometimes for comic effect — loved how Santana's hilariously torchy "Trouty Mouth" ode to Sam was briefly trending on Twitter — but more frequently for overdue emotional payoff, because as Mr. Shue says, "The greatest songs are about hurt.""
  • "Yes | No | Report from torchy wrote 18 weeks 3 days ago"
  • "Dynamic Rachel York is more belt-y than torchy on "Come Summer," but effective just the same, and is amorously avaricious in a money medley."