A derogatory term for a language considered beneath the speaker's abilities. Any number of languages could be considered a ToyLanguage based on context and prejudices, but usually the term refers to a ScriptingLanguage of perceived limited functionality or usage. ---- : "Toy Language: any language which hasn't been used to implement anything besides its own compiler" : -- The JargonFile (http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/M/MFTL.html)