tosser

English

Etymology

From toss +‎ -er. In the British slang senses, toss refers specifically to the masturbate meaning.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒsə(ɹ)

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

tosser (plural tossers)

1. One who tosses or throws something.
   • 1919, The Weekly Underwriter, volume 100, page 931:

     He had difficulty in locating the plate and when he did so one of his outfielders had a merry chase following the leather from the bat of a company tosser.

2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) A male who masturbates.
3. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, derogatory, offensive, slang) An objectionable male, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.

   That bloke who ripped me off was a right tosser.

4. (computing) A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
   • 1995, sysop, “Mail Tosser”, in comp.bbs.majorbbs (Usenet):

     Does anyone have a mail tosser that will work with The Major BBS V6.2?

   • 2000, freshd, “FidoGate 4.4.1 - A Fido-Internet gateway and a Fido tosser.”, in fm.announce (Usenet):

     FIDOGATE is a Fido-Internet gateway and a Fido tosser.

Synonyms

• (person who wanks): wanker, masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler, fingerer, jerkoff
• (idiot):
  • (Australian) fuckwit, wanker, pole stroker
  • (UK) tosspot, wanker, bawbag, knobber, knobhead
  • (US) jerk, jerkoff

Derived terms

• coin-tosser
• cup-tosser
• torso tosser
• wine tosser

 

Translations

wanker — see wanker

See also

• tosspot
• wanker

Anagrams

• RTOSes, Restos, Sostre, restos, retoss, rosest, rosets, sorest, sortes, stores, torses, tsores

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tosser f

1. indefinite plural of tosse